The Board (CBSE) is planning to initiate a `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE- PSA) for students of Classes IX in addition to XI from the moment term of this session 2012-13.
The features of the `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA) volition move equally follows:
1. It volition move compulsory for all students of Classes IX in addition to XI in addition to deport xc marks. There volition move threescore items of MCQ type.
2. There is no specific syllabus for `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA). It volition assess the next areas:-
Quantitative Reasoning
Qualitative Reasoning
Language Conventions
3. The items volition contain aspects of 21st Century Skills (Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, in addition to Communication) that Pb to success at Secondary Stage. They would move assessing student’s might to process, translate in addition to exercise data rather than assessing student’s prior plain of report affair knowledge.
4. The Assessment inwards linguistic communication volition contain items that volition assess grammar, usage, vocabulary inwards context in addition to passage-completion.
5. The items inwards Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA)will move designed inwards such a vogue in addition to thus equally to meliorate the generic in addition to higher lodge thinking skills. This volition likewise effect inwards improving scores within the center schoolhouse subjects.
6. All items volition move prepared inwards Hindi in addition to English.
7. The `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA) volition move held on fourteen Feb 2013 (Thursday) from 10.00 AM to 11.30 AM
8. The `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA) volition move counted towards FA-4 which is 10% of full assessments of Class IX. This assessment volition likewise move carried frontward towards the FA-4 inwards Class X.This score volition move reflected inwards 1 Language (English or Hindi), Mathematics, Science in addition to Social Science w.e.f the session 2012- 2013 for Class IX in addition to 2013 – fourteen for Class X. The same score volition move reflected inwards FA- four for shape IX in addition to Class X.
9. The students volition accept the selection to meliorate their PSA Score inwards Class X, equally they tin sit down for the attempt amongst Class IX students of the Session 2013-2014 inwards Jan – Feb 2014. The best scores volition move reflected inwards the in conclusion certificate inwards illustration of those applying for improvement. Problem Solving Assessment (PSA)
10. Three parts of the newspaper volition include Quantitative reasoning : which includes the reasoning seen inwards the Humanities, Arts in addition to Social Sciences Qualitative reasoning : which includes the kinds of reasoning flora inwards Mathematics in addition to Science Language Conventions: which includes dissimilar aspects of written communication (e.g. grammar, vocabulary etc.)
11. The Class XI students volition conk a certificate on the `Problem Solving Assessment’ (CBSE-PSA).
12. No assort registration for PSA is required. Students already registered for shape IX in addition to XI amongst the Board are eligible for this attempt in addition to volition exercise same registration unwrap for PSA. There is no assort whorl unwrap required for this purpose.
13. There volition move a unmarried query newspaper roofing qualitative reasoning, quantitative reasoning in addition to linguistic communication conventions equally per the details given inwards the before circulars. The OMR reply canvass to move used for answering the questions volition move kept within the query newspaper booklet.
14. Sample query newspaper for PSA volition move made available on Board’s website yesteryear in conclusion calendar week of November, 2012. You may download this material.
The data is available on CBSE's official Website.
