Gitarattan Institute of Advanced Studies and Training, Rohini organized a session on Achievement Test Report for the B.Ed. Second year pupil-teachers. The session was led by Dr. S.K. Bhatia (former Associate Professor, CIE, DU), who provided a detailed introduction to the Achievement Test Report. The session was initiated with a warm welcome by Ms. Swati Sharma(B.Ed. Second year pupil-teacher).
Dr. S.K. Bhatia began the session by highlighting the importance of evaluation within the teaching-learning process. Despite, being the last process in the entire learning process, it holds immense importance in assessing students' learning experience. Even though, formative evaluation constantly occurs throughout the classroom teaching, but a more formal evaluation helps in providing a better assessment of students' development.
Utmost importance was laid by Dr. Bhatia that as future teachers, the current pupil-teachers should remember not to merely copy the questions from the specified textbooks. Instead, it is necessary to derive questions of their own by first preparing a question paper blueprint. He emphasized how a blueprint assists the teacher in preparing a more balanced question paper. It was better explained with an anecdote from Dr. Bhatia's own life as he shared an experience of his friend who struggled to prepare a blueprint for a question paper to be submitted to the CBSE.
This experience was extremely helpful in realizing the significance of preparing a question paper blueprint which caters to the needs of students from diverse backgrounds. It also aids in considering the major domains emphasizing upon the wholesome development of the students. Thus, for the better understanding of the pupil-teachers, Dr. Bhatia demonstrated the preparation of an ideal blueprint according to the weightage prescribed by CBSE for Eighth standard English paper. Along with this, he also provided a brief description of the successive process of administering the tests, preparing the answer key, award and merit list.
The entire session aided pupil-teachers in comprehending not only the theoretical aspect of conducting an evaluation but also, its practical aspects. It was a very informative lecture which captivated the attention of all the participants. The session came to its conclusion with Dr. S.K. Bhatia addressing the questionsfromthe participants. Finally, Ms. Swati Sharma, on behalf of the entire institution expressed gratitude towards Dr. Bhatia's presence and his immense knowledge.
