REFORMS
IN EXAMINATION-SEMESTER SYSTEM, OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION, ONLINE EXAMINATION
Prepared by
SABARISH-P
M.Sc., M.Ed., JRF & NET
Assistant Professor in Physical Science, Arafa Institute for Teacher Education
Attur, Thrissur.
The major reforms in
Examination that the present systems of education in India/Kerala are
•Semester
System
•Open
Book Examination
•Online
Examination
Semester
System
•Whole academic year is
divided in to two halves
•Final examinations are
held twice a year
•Continuous assessment
of student’s performance
•Increased rapport
between teachers and students
•Great dependency on
tutorials, projects, assignments etc
Demerits
•Learning is made in to
Piecemeal
•Lacks continuity
•Administrative burden
•Increasing number of
examination
•Not economic
Open
Book Examination
•Allowed to bring their
text books, notes and other reference materials or to access recourses and
references during examination
•It may also include
assigning standard set of teaching materials and examination questions before
the examination so that students may prepare in advance
•It permits take home
examinations without take help from others
Merits
•Less demanding on
memory
•Examination becomes a
learning process
•Verifies ability to
retrieve information
•Enhance the
comprehension and synthesizing skills
•It reduces examination
anxiety
•Permits higher order
questions
Demerits
•Difficult to ensure
equitable recourses for all students
•Libraries usually
possess few copies of the same book
•More space is needed
during examinations
•Students are
unfamiliar with the exam
•Clear procedures and
rules are still evolving
Online
Examination
•New technique of
conducting examination by using internet which facilitate the conduct of
examination without face to face conduct between the examinee and examiner.
•At the same time
permitting the record of the examinees' response instantaneously
Example: SBI Clerical
grade exam conducting on July-August 2014
Merits
•Scoring speed
•Reduces travelling
•Reduces the chance of
copying
•Can use multiple set
questions
•Easier, time saving
and comfortable
•Timing can be need
flexible
•Minimum employ requirement
Demerits
•Good broadband
facility needed
•Students acquaintance
and speed on the key board is a limiting factor
•Easy manipulations or
malpractices
Need of Technical
Knowledge
Electricity/Power
failure problems.
•Risk of losing what
has been recorded
