Study on Grading and Ranking System to Evaluate 10th STD students

Questionnaire

Date of Interview

1. Name
2. Address
3. Age
4. Sex
5. Education
6. Name of the School
7. Have you received any training for evaluating under the grading system

1. Yes 2. No
8. If yes, of what duration and where

9. Have you gone for evaluating the students under:

Grading:

Ranking:

10 If gone for evaluation under the above systems do 1. Yes 2. No

. you find any difference in the evaluation using both
11 If yes point out the difference
.

12 How does ranking system vary from the grading system in the evaluation process
.

13 Do you think that grading system is more scientific 1. Yes 2. No

. than ranking in evaluation
14 If yes, state reasons
.
15 From children’s point of view what are the merits you find in the
.
Grading system:

Ranking system:
16 Do you find any advantages in evaluating under Grading
. 1. Yes 2. No
17 If yes state them
.
18 Do you find any advantages in evaluating under Ranking
.
1. Yes 2. No

19 If yes state them

.
20 Do you feel that the grading system introduced has 1. Yes 2. No
. achieved its objectives

21 If yes why do you say so

.

22 If no why
.

23 How do you rate the status of evaluating the students through grading
.
1. Superior to ranking 2. Equivalent to ranking 3. Inferior to ranking
2.
24 Do you find any lacunae/limitations in the grading scheme
.
1. Yes 2. No
25 If yes, mention them
.
26 From the point of view of children:
.

27 From the point of view of teacher:

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1. State your agreement to the following statements on a 5 point scale

1. Strongly agree 2. Agree 3. Moderately agree 4. Disagree 5. Strongly
disagree

28 Grading system has brought down the tension level 1 2 3 4 5

. of children
29 Ranking system was scientific/systematic in 1 2 3 4 5
 evaluating children
30 Ranking system was prejudiced 1 2 3 4 5
.
31 Grading is more biased/prejudiced than grading 1 2 3 4 5
.
32 Project preparation as an evaluation criterion in 1 2 3 4 5
. grading contributes greatly to eh student learning
33 Seminars and practicals develop the organizational 1 2 3 4 5
. and leadership capacities of the students/
34 Assignments burden the students and spares no time 1 2 3 4 5
. for learning
35 Collection/records hinders the flow of learning 1 2 3 4 5
.
36 Project preparation/practical limit the time for classes 1 2 3 4 5
.
37 Project preparation teaches them the capacity to solve 1 2 3 4 5
. the problems themselves.
38 Project preparation is a burden for th students at this 1 2 3 4 5
. level
39 Ranking system merely depends on by hearting he 1 2 3 4 5
. subjects.
40 Evaluation by grading is more holistic than ranking 1 2 3 4 5
.
41 Grading is superior to ranking in the evaluation of 1 2 3 4 5
. students
42 Both grading and ranking are equivalent in evaluating 1 2 3 4 5
. the children.
a. Rank your priorities for the following in the evaluation marking 1,2,3, etc
according to priority

43 Project preparation
.
44 Seminars
.
45 Practicals
.
46 Class tests
.
47 Assignments
.
48 Collection
.
49 Records
.
50 In general how do you rate the preference for grading as well as ranking
. Grading :

Ranking:

51 Rate the usefulness of grading and ranking to children

.

Grading

Ranking

52 Among the two, which one do you prefer for the proper evaluation of 10th
. standard students?
1. Grading 2. Ranking

53 Give reasons for your preference

.

54 What are the improvements you suggest for better application of the grading
. system

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Signature of the interviewer