Abstract

Assessment is a continuous process of appraisal of the achievement of aims of education as well as to bring about continuous improvement for making education more meaningful and effective. It guides both the student and the teacher in the selection of learning experience and placement of the student in special groups. The results of assessment procedures are helpful in reporting student’s progress to parents. Assessment procedures help you in clarifying for the students what ‘you desire them to learn and provide you with concrete information about their progress. Assessment process can be classified into different types like Formative, Summative, Diagnostic and Placement. Another way of classification is Assessment of Learning, Assessment for Learning and Assessment as Learning. Assessment for learning is highly essential for a student to show better performance. In Assessment and Evaluation the word “comprehensive” means evaluation of student consists of both scholastic and co-scholastic areas. Scholastic area includes subject specific area in the cognitive domain like remember, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate, and create. Co-scholastic area comprises affective and psychomotor abilities like life-skills, attitudes, habits, interest, values and co-curricular activities, etc. The journey of student’s assessment gone a long way passing through oral testing, written testing, public examination, internal and external assessment, continuous and comprehensive evaluation and competency-based assessment. Attempts to shift from content-based assessment to competency-based assessment are continued. Emphasises on transforming assessment for optimizing learning and development of all students according to NEP 2020. Competency based assessment is a continuous process of assessment, development, and adaptation. Individuals, businesses, and society can confidently navigate the future by adopting this strategy, allowing them to reach their full potential and thrive in a continuously changing world. The principles of Competency based Assessment are Getting support individually, assesses growth and mastery, Measurable competencies that help to build skills for life, Validity, Reliability, Flexibility, Accessibility, Fairness, Timely feedback, Collaboration, Authenticity etc.