The CBSE has directed its affiliated schools to switch over to National Credit Framework (NCrF) to provide flexibility (learning style, support system and formative assessment leading to mastery or meeting the learning outcome) and mobility to students (self pacing, some students may require more time and support to earn credit) to assure and ensure quality of education
According to the CBSE, the creditisation was envisaged which involved assigning credit to academic subjects and skill accumulation & transfer framework for both vocational and general education from school education to higher education. The guidelines have issued to the school to prepare themselves to switch over the new system from the 2024-25 session for classes IX-XII. The link for the guidelines is also available:
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However, on trial basis, from the current session, NCrF guidelines will be used for classes 6, 9, and 11 and schools will be required to outcome based or competency based curriculum and books split into study units and formative mastery testing. Every child will required to achieve the requisite credits and demonstrate mastery. Some students may require more time and individual guidance but mastery on the content and skills is a must.
At grade six level, 30-50 hours long 5-6 study units or levels of learning should be prepared for unit-wise formative mastery testing. While, the classroom instruction should the competency based classroom instruction with daily learning episode or micro-teaching segment being transacted without any learning gaps, me thinks.
At secondary school level, students first are needed to be trained in self-study skills and the textbooks being split into two-month long study units with the provision of mastery testing, remedial work and re-testing till mastery. The system requires flexibility in learning styles and freedom of learning-pace, I propose.
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