Middle Stage

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION POLICY FOR MIDDLE STAGE

As per NEP-2020, the middle stage consists of three years of schooling: Class-6, Class7- and Class-8. The curricular areas are given below

MIDDLE STAGE (VI-VIII)
Language & Literacy Development	R1(English)
	R2(Hindi)
	R3(French, German, Sanskrit)
Cognitive Development	Mathematics
	Computational Thinking
	Science
	Social Science
Seva	Vocational/Skill education *Engaging with Life & Nature* ->agriculture, animal husbandry, nursery, pest control, etc *Engaging with Machine & Material* ->mechanic shops, carpentry, tailoring etc *Engaging with People* ->hotels, restaurant, hospitals, gyms, old-age homes, beauty salons, etc)
Physical Development (including motor skills)	Physical Education ->Nested Learning standards (Level1 & Level2)
Aesthetic & Cultural development	Arts Education ->Nested Learning standards (Level1 & Level2) Visual Arts Theatre Music Dance & Movement
Aesthetic & Cultural development	Values, inclusion, diversity, environmental sensitivity, rootedness in India

As per NEP2020 there needs to be a paradigm shift away from high-stakes one-shot summative assessments to low stakes, assessment for and as learning.

Therefore, the assessment structure is now focused on Formative Assessments throughout the year mapped to competencies from NCF_SE-Aug23.

Formative assessments will include:

ODA in Science and Mathematics (Open door assessment)
Subject enrichment -ASL in Languages, Laboratory-hands on work in Science, Mathematics and Computational thinking, Project work in SSC will be part of the bouquet of formative assessments.
At least one art integrated project to be planned in classes 6-7-8 on the art form of the paired state – Arunachal Pradesh for schools in Uttar Pradesh
Portfolio-have to be maintained for every child. Techniques and format for this will be co-created for every curricular area Self-Assessments.
Formative Assessments will be evenly distributedand mapped with the competenciestransacted in that term.
Human Values and global perspectives ( HVGP) to be subsumed in “socio-emotional & ethical learning”.

Self-assessment enables students to take ownership of their learning by judging the extent of their knowledge and understanding. It provides a structure for them to reflect on their work, what they have learned and how to improve.
Peer-Assessment-where they act as critical friends and support each other, can help students to develop self-assessment skills .
Parent Observation

For all Periodic Tests and Annual Examinations, there will be a declared schedule, Time Table, Syllabus and blue prints

Assessment Schedule - VI to VIII
ASSESSMENT	STARTS	ENDS
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-1	01.04.2024	16.07.2024
PERIODIC TEST-1	18.7.2024	25.07.2024
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-2	26.07.2024	05.09.2024
PERIODIC TEST-2	06.09.2024	21.09.2024
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-3	23.09.2024	06.12.2024
PERIODIC TEST-3	09.12.2024	16.12.2024
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT CYCLE-4.	17.12.2024	04.03.2025
Annual Examination	05.03.2025	19.03.2025

FOR REPORTING IN HOLISTIC PROGRESS CARD (HPC) (VI-VIII):

LEVEL	Symbol to be used in HPC	Marks equivalence in %	INTERPRETATION: Student is…
Beginner- LEVEL-1	L1	0-40	at the beginning stage of the target competency and needs a great deal of support.
Progressing LEVEL-2	L2	41-60	able to meet some part of target competency independently but needs occasional support.
Proficient LEVEL-3	L3	61-80	able to meet the target competency independently without any support
Advanced LEVEL-4	L4	81-100	able achieve the target competency independently. Helps & supports others to achieve LO. Requires more challenging tasks.

The Holistic Progress Card (HPC) is published twice in a session for the classes VI, VII and VIII (at the end of FAC 2 and FAC 4).

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