CBSE to make system inclusive

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce reforms in the examination system to make it more inclusive for students with disabilities.

NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will introduce reforms in the examination system to make it more inclusive for students with disabilities.

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Some of the proposed changes that may be accepted include the modular teaching method and focus on formative assessment.

The changes will be based on the recommendations made by the education experts on the first day of the national conference organised by CBSE on Tuesday.

YS Vagrecha, professor of Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia, and a clinical psychologist recommended modular teaching in schools.

“Modular teaching is practiced at university level, but can be tried in the school system as well. There could be limited content for the students with disabilities and we can let them master the content in their own pace. Changes could also be brought in the evaluation system with focus on formative assessment rather than the summative evaluation,” he said.

Formative assessment is one in which the students are monitored and evaluated over the entire year.

CBSE chairperson, RK Chaturvedi, said the board is planning to update the affiliation by-laws so that it is in tune with Right to Education Act 2009 and Persons with Disabilities Act 1995.