FA1 & CBA1 2023-24 – Conduct of FA1/
CBA1 – Proceedings
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Procs.Rc.No. ESE02/316/2023-SCERT Dated:
02/07/2023
Sub:School Education – SCERT AP –
Academic calendar 2023-24 – Conduct of FA1/ CBA1 orders issued – Reg.
Ref: 1. Academic Calander 2023-24
2. Note orders in file
ESE02/316/2023-SCERT
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All Regional Joint Directors of School
Education and District Educational Officers in the state are aware that the
academic calendar has been released, and the first formative assessment 1/ CBA1
is scheduled to take place from August 1, 2023. In this connection, the
following test design structure has been finalized by the State Assessment Cell
(SAC).
Test Design Structure for FA1/CBA1:
• The test items will be designed based
on the textbooks adopted by the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Educational
Research and Training (AP SCERT).
• The assessment tools will be designed
to assess grade-specific skills.
• The assessment tool will include both
Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs) and Free-Response Questions (FRs).
• For Grade 3 to 8, each MCQ will have 4
options, and there will be only one correct answer for each question. For Grade
1 and 2, MCQs will have 3 options, and there will be only one correct answer
for each question.
• For the formative assessment, the
number of MCQs has been set at 10. This allows for testing essential concepts
while giving students sufficient time to answer the questions. It also takes
into account the limited number of chapters being tested in each formative assessment.
This blueprint aims to ensure that the assessment aligns with the curriculum, focuses on grade-specific skills, and provides a balanced mix of MCQs and FRs.
The difficulty level of the assessment
tools for the formative assessment/CBA1 will be maintained at an average of
50-55%. This ensures that the questions are challenging enough to assess the
students' understanding and application of the concepts without being overly difficult.
The questions used in the assessments
are categorized based on the cognitive abilities they require for solving them.
These categories are Mechanical (M), Understanding (U), and Application (A).
Mechanical (M) questions typically
assess basic knowledge and recall of facts. These questions may involve
straightforward information retrieval or simple calculations.
Understanding (U) questions assess the
students' comprehension and interpretation of concepts. They require students
to explain, describe, or summarize information, demonstrate understanding of
relationships, or make connections between different ideas.
Application (A) questions assess the
students' ability to apply their knowledge and skills to solve real-world
problems or perform tasks. These questions require students to analyse
situations, make judgments, apply principles or rules, or solve complex
problems using their acquired knowledge and understanding.
The CBA 1 question paper is designed with the following MUA balance.
It also brings to the attention of the
RJDSEs and DEOs that it has been decided to conduct the TOEFL test for students
of classes 3 to 9 who are studying in government schools, in order to assess
their abilities in the English language. Therefore, the English question paper
for classes 3 to 9 has been designed with PART A (curriculum-based) and PART B
(TOEFL based). PART B is exclusively for government school students.
Regarding the expenditure for printing
and supplying question papers for the formative assessment 1/ CBA1 in
Government management schools, the State Project Directors is requested to
release the estimated budget with the approved revised rates to the concerned
DCEBs' accounts from the funds available at Samagra Shiksha AP.
Therefore, all district educational Officers
are kindly requested to ensure that the formative assessment 1/ CBA1 is
conducted with the utmost care and strict adherence to the guidelines.
All the regional joint directors of
school education and district educational Officers are also requested to submit
the analysis of the formative assessment outcomes, including a district-level
analysis, as well as a plan of action for providing remedial teaching to
students who have not yet achieved the desired learning outcomes for their
respective classes.
The IT cell of the office is requested
to provide the child information data to the Director of SCERT, Andhra Pradesh
to send to DCEBs, for the printing of variable data OMRs. The schedule for the
assessment is attached in the annexure.
This has got the approval of the
commissioner of school education, AP.
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