Punjab Education department has decided to start special base line evaluation to bring about qualitative improvement in the education standard of all the students studying in Class VI, VII and VIII in the Government schools of the State.
The baseline evaluation, to assess the knowledge of students regarding social studies subjects, would commence on April 9.
“The project is aimed to bring qualitative improvement in the education of students studying in upper primary classes. The basic purpose of this evaluation is to access the knowledge, information and maturity of students regarding Social Studies subjects, so that required corrective steps could be taken,” said Punjab Education and language Minister Sikandar Singh Maluka.
Maluka further said that class-wise evaluation letters of Social Studies was made available on SSA Punjab website and concerned teacher would keep record of class-wise evaluation of each student.
Minister has asked the Director General School Education (DGSE) Kahan Singh Pannu to ensure the evaluation process free from malpractices and copying by the students.
Directions have also been issued to the teachers to make concerted efforts for those students who were lagging behind in evaluation in next two months with their regular syllabus.