Attitude of B.Ed. Students of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Barode towards continuous internal Assessment

Doctoral Thesis / Dissertation from the year 2013 in the subject Pedagogy - School System, Educational and School Politics, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda (CENTRE OF ADVANCED STUDIES IN EDUCATION ), language: English, abstract: Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) is the buzz word being in the air since the talks of the examination reforms being given utmost importance as far as the Indian education system is concerned. As rightly quoted by University Education Commission (1948-49) that, 'If we are to suggest a single reform in the system of education then it would be that of examination'. The remark was followed by formation of number of committees and commissions with different recommendations for the evaluation system for the Indian education system. All intelligentsia converged to the CCE as an assessment tool for wholistic evaluation of the students' learning. Further with internal examination this component cease to happen in the way it is suppose to be. Students being the internal and indispensible part of the education system had to undergo such system. How they perceive this component? Further how teachers perceive this continuous internal assessment system who are going to use the same as 'would be teachers' in the future? The Faculty of Education and Psychology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, has adopted the continuous internal assessment system since 1967-68 i.e. from last four decades. The students of the Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) program are party to this system and in future, as teachers may be involved in the system. How do they perceive the system? , What is their attitude towards the system? would decide the future course of the system. Moreover, these students may have come from different institutes/faculties with different evaluation patterns, how that influence their attitude?, which other factors can have an impact on attitude towards continuous internal assessment. How do student perceive the evaluation system of Department of Education, MSU? What are the issues and liking of the student towards the evaluation system of Department of Education, MSU? Can we say anything firmly about the attitude of the students towards the system of continuous internal assessment? Can we say anything about the impact of different variables like Gender, Caste, Habitat, Age, Marital Status, Previous system of Education, Stream etc on attitude towards continuous internal assessment? The study attempts to answer the aforesaid questions.

AVTAR JIT SINGH Assistant Professor in Education at School of Education, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He has Master of Science [M.Sc. (Mathematics)] from Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat. Further, a Gold Medallist in Masters of Education [M.Ed.] from the esteemed Department of Education, Center of Advanced Studies in Education of the same university. He has presented and published many Research/Articles papers and given lectures in National and International ventures and Institutions. He is currently exploring the areas of Quantitative and Qualitative Research methods in Education, Mathematics Education, Philosophy of Mathematics & Science and Meta Analysis. ROSHNI DESAI Currently working as Elementary Teacher with Gujarat State Government, Vadodara, Gujarat. Worked as Assistant Professor in Education for more than four years at S. D. Patel College of Education, School of Education, India. She has a Master of Science [M.Sc. (Applied Mathematics)] from Department of Applied Mathematics, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat. Further, done Master of Education [M.Ed.] from the esteemed Department of Education, Center of Advanced Studies in Education of the same university. She has presented and published many Research/Articles papers and given lectures in National and International ventures and Institutions. She is currently exploring the areas of Teacher Education, Quantitative Research Methods in Education, Statistics & SPSS, Professional Appraisal of Teachers and Life Skills.