Changing Patterns in the Evaluation of Student Performance in India.

Indiresan, Jayalakshmi

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Publication Date: 1983

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Changing Patterns in the Evaluation of Student Performance in India.

Indiresan, Jayalakshmi

Higher Education in Europe, v18 n2 p58-64 Apr-Jun 1983

Recent changes in the objectives and techniques of testing India's university students are examined, including trends toward continuous rather than biennial or annual evaluation; internal (institutional) rather than external, standardized examinations; replacement of essay exams with more objective methods; and a letter grading system. (MSE)

Descriptors: Educational Change, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Grading, Higher Education, Standardized Tests, Student Evaluation, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing, Trend Analysis

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