Repeated poor performance of the students in English in class 10and 12 exams of PSEB has forced the state board to introduce a practical exam in the subject across all the government schools of the state.
The board has further decided to change the pattern of the Social studies exam this year. The subject also has poor pass percentage of the students. The exams for the class 8 are introduced by the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT).
Out of total 100 marks, 80 marks have been assigned to the theory and 20 to the practical, which will include the Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation based on year-long school tests (10 marks), listening test (6 marks) and a speaking test (4 marks).
In the speaking test, students will have a choice of either to narrate a story from the curriculum or speak on a topic given by the teacher. For the audio test, a clip will be sent on the whatsapp and three questions will be asked from the students based on the clip.
A Class 8 teacher said, "that the move would definitely help students."
Noted educationist and retired Circle Education Officer B S Bhatia said "students would learn better due to the practical exam".
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