GUIDELINES - CBSE

1 GUIDELINES FOR CENTRE SUPERINTENDENT (Principal) AND ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS (Invigilators) Problem Solving Assessment 2013-14 Date of Assessment 18th January, 2014 (For SUMMER BOUND SCHOOLS) Central Board of Secondary Education 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi 110301 Page 2 of 28 IMPORTANT INFORMATION AT A GLANCE REGARDING PSA Note : Candidates are permitted to take away the Test booklet after the Assessment Unused Test Booklets be retained by the School for use as Sample Paper for the next assessment No Task Description Date Time 1 Schools to receive following for Classes IX/X and XI/XII from Board : GUIDELINES for Centre Supdts. (Principals) and Asstt. Supdts. (Invigilators) List of candidates Attendance sheet Absentee Proforma Sample OMR Answer sheets Pulp Boards Envelopes for packing of : OMR Answer Sheets OMR Answer Sheets of UFM/ Attendance sheet / Absentee Proforma/ All Appendices Sealed Packets of Test Booklets, OMR Answer Sheets shall be inside the Test booklet .

2 3rd - 10th January, 2014 N/A 2 Centre Superintendent (Principal) arranges following : Seating Plan(s) Attendance Sheet (s), if required 17th January, 2014 N/A 3 Centre Superintendent (Principal) sets up Assessment hall/rooms for Assessment 17th January, 2014 N/A 4 Display Seating Plans at prominent place and outside each Assessment hall/room 18th January, 2014 8:00 Opening of sealed Test booklet parcels containing sealed packets of Test Booklets 18th January, 2014 5 Entry of Candidates in the Assessment hall/room 18th January, 2014 9:15 6 Candidates to occupy their assigned seats according to Seating Plan 18th January, 2014 7 Invigilators begins checking of Candidate s List with the Seating Plan 18th January, 2014 Invigilators Reads Instructions for Attendance Sheet, Test booklet and OMR Answer Sheet 18th January, 2014 8 Distribution of Test Booklets to the Candidates by the Invigilators 18th January, 2014 9 Seal of the Test booklet to be Broken/open by the Candidates to take out the OMR Answer Sheet and Fill and Mark required entries on Side-1 & Side-2 on the OMR Answer Sheet.

3 18th January, 2014 9:40 10 Candidates to read the question paper only and will not write any answer on the OMR Answer Sheet 18th January, 2014 to 11 ASSESSMENT COMMENCES 18th January, 2014 10:00 12 Assistant Superintendent (Invigilator) to return unused Test booklet to the Centre Superintendent (Principal) 18th January, 2014 10:15 13 Centre Superintendent (Principal) to seal all unused and balance copies of Test Booklets 18th January, 2014 10:30 14 Candidates last entry in the Assessment hall/room 18th January, 2014 10:30 Candidates last entry in the Assessment hall/room under extraordinary circumstances 18th January, 2014 10:45 15 (a) (b) Assessment Concludes for Candidates except for candidates under 15(b) 18th January, 2014 12:00 Noon Assessment Concludes for the Visually Impaired, Physically Handicapped, Spastic, Dyslexic, Autistic and candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons With Disabilities Act 1995, candidates.

4 18th January, 2014 12:40 16 Packing and sending of required material to the concerned Regional Office 18th January, 2014 Immediately after conduct of Assessment Page 3 of 28 CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2. Scheme of Examination 3. Schedule of Examination 4. Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Centre Superintendent (Principal) 5. Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Deputy Superintendent(s) 6. Appointment, Duties and Responsibilities of Assistant Superintendents (Invigilators) 7. Seating Arrangements 8. Procedure for Receipt, Custody and Distribution of Test Booklets 9. Unfair Means Cases 10. Rules for the appointment of amanuensis 11. How to Pack and Send the Material to the Concerned Regional Office APPENDICES 1 . Directions for Candidates.

5 2 . Receipt of confidential parcels by Centre Superintendent (Principal) 3 . At t e n d a n c e Sh e e t 4. A b s e n t e e P rof o r m a 5. Seating Plan 6. Certificate for Opening Sealed Parcels of Test booklet 7. Certificate of Room wise receipt of Answer Sheets 8. Certificate of Packing of Answer Sheets 9. Contact Persons/Jurisdiction and Addresses of Regional Offices Page 4 of 28 10. 1. INTRODUCTION It is a widely acknowledged fact that research and analytical skills, ability to apply basic concepts of different subjects, solve application based problems in Mathematics and Science, comprehend and analyses written texts and effective communication are the skills which ensure success in higher studies and professional areas.

6 These dimensions of 21st century life skills will greatly assist learners in acquiring higher order thinking skills such as problem solving and decision making. It is in this connection that the Board initiated the Problem Solving Assessment (PSA) for Candidates of Classes IX and XI from session 2012-13. The features of the PSA are as follows: It is compulsory for all Class IX and XI candidates. There will be 60 items of multiple choice question type. There is no specific syllabus for PSA. It will assess the following areas: Language Conventions Qualitative Reasoning (found in humanities, arts and social sciences) Quantitative Reasoning (found in mathematics and science) The items incorporate aspects of 21st Century Skills (creative thinking, decision making, critical thinking, problem solving, and communication) that lead to success in higher studies.

7 They should be able to assess student s ability to process, interpret and use information rather than assess student s prior subject matter knowledge. The PSA contains items that will assess written expression, including grammar and usage, vocabulary in context and passage-completion. The test items are designed so that they will also help in improving scores within the core school subjects as the PSA test items are designed to improve generic and higher order thinking skills. For Class IX PSA will be counted towards FA4 which is 10% of total assessments of Class IX. This assessment will also be carried forward towards the FA4 in Class X. This score will be reflected in one Language (English) or (Hindi) as the case may be, Mathematics, Science and Social Science for the session 2013-2014 for class IX and 2014-2015 for Class X.

8 The same score will be reflected in FA4 for Class IX and Class X. The Board has also registered students presently studying in Class X & XII, who are desirous to improve there earlier score of PSA. They are allowed to appear for improvement of PSA on along with the students of Class IX & XI. For differently abled candidates who have been granted exemption in any of the three subjects (except English or Hindi), FA4 be conducted in the subjects taken in lieu of that subject by the school and the score be reflected in FA4 in class IX and also in class X. The Schools students of which have applied for Assessment in Hindi and Partly Hindi or partly English, the Question Papers in English and bilingual shall be dispatched as per requirement of the individual Schools, ,if a School has 388 students for English Medium & 2 candidates for Hindi Medium, 410 Question Papers of the English & 05 of Billingual would be dispatched to such School.

9 The Question Papers to Govt. Schools of Delhi & KVS where only Hindi Medium is there, the Board will send Bilingual Question Papers (in English and Hindi) for such schools/candidates. The Class XI students will get a Performance Certificate on the PSA. There will be no separate time table or periods for teaching or practice of PSA in schools. The quantitative domain of the PSA is comparatively modest domains on mathematical knowledge but would emphasize logical and numerical reasoning and use of basic mathematical knowledge. 2. SCHEME OF EXAMINATION : The test booklets for the PSA will consist of the following: CLASS Domain TYPE OF QUESTIONS IX/X Language conventions, Qualitative reasoning, Quantitative reasoning Multiple choice questions.

10 There will be no negative marking. XI/XII Language conventions, Qualitative reasoning, Quantitative reasoning Multiple choice questions. There will be no negative marking. Page 5 of 28 3. SCHEDULE OF EXAMINATION : PSA for the Summer Bound Schools will be conducted on the following date and time : DATE OF EXAM CLASS TIMING DURATION EXCEPTIONS 18th January, 2014 IX/X 10:00 to 12:00 2 hours The visually impaired, physically handicapped, spastic, dyslexic, autistic and Candidates with disabilities as defined in the Persons with Disabilities Act 1995 shall get additional time of 40 minutes. 18th January, 2014 XI/XII 10:00 to 12:00 2 hours 4. APPOINTMENT, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CENTRE SUPERINTENDENT (Principal) IMPORTANT- It is obligatory for the Principal of an affiliated school to act as Centre Superintendent as and when appointed by the Board and to ensure fair and smooth conduct of Assessment.