PARAKH (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Education)
Context: The Performance Assessment Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) suggested to Include Class 9-11 performance for Class 12 results
PARAKH
- About: It has been launched as part of the implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 that envisaged a standard-setting body to advise school boards regarding new assessment patterns and latest research, and promote collaborations between them.
- Setup: Under NCERT.
- Objective:
o To set norms, standards, and guidelines for student assessment and evaluation.
o Addresses disparities in scores among students enrolled with different state boards.
o To bring equivalence in academic standards among learners across recognized school boards in India.
o Intends to set up assessment guidelines to address score disparities among state boards.
- Four major areas of focus for PARAKH:
o Capacity Development in Competency Based Assessment
o Large-Scale Achievement Survey
o Equivalence of School Boards
o Holistic Progress Cards for the Foundational, Preparational, Middle and Secondary Stages.
Key Recommendations
- PARAKH recommends including performance from Classes 9th, 10th, and 11th in the final Class 12th report card.
- Weightage for Different Classes: The report suggests the following weightage: 15% for Class 9th, 20% for Class 10th, 25% for Class 11th, and 40% for Class 12th.
- Formative vs. Summative Assessment Weight:
o Class 9th: 70% formative assessments, 30% summative assessments.
o Class 10th: 50% formative assessments, 50% summative assessments.
o Class 11th: 40% formative assessments, 60% summative assessments.
o Class 12th: 30% formative assessments, 70% summative assessments.
- Credit Allocation: PARAKH suggests that assessments be measured in terms of credits, with 40 credits available for Classes 9th and 10th each, and 44 credits for Classes 11th and 12th each.
