NCERT: No child in preschool should be made to take written/oral tests

child in pre-school should be me to give any written or an oral exam, National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has said, terming it as a harmful and undesirable practice resulting from misguided parental aspiration. According to Council which is HRD Ministry's curriculum developing body, purpose of evaluation at pre-school st is t to label a child as "pass" or "fail". "On account, should children be me to take any form of test or examination eir oral or written. purpose of evaluation at pre-school st is t to label a child as 'pass' or 'fail'," a senior NCERT official said.

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NCERT guidelines

"Currently we have in country, pre-school programmes ranging from those that put children to a dull and motous routine to those where children are exposed to structured formal learning, often in English, me to do tests and homework and denied ir right to play. se are undesirable furr and harmful practice that results from misguided parental aspiration," official ded.

NCERT has listed do's and don'ts on how assessment should be carried out and reported in pre-schools as part of its "guidelines for pre-school education". "Each child's progress needs to be assessed on a continuous basis using different tools and techniques such as anecdotal records, checklists, portfolios, and interactions with or children. teacher should make brief written tes based on observations of children - how and where children spend time, ir social relationships, use of langu, modes of interaction, information about health and nutrition habits." 

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"Each child's folder should be available for parents and children to view and should remain with preschool until such time as a child's transition to ar preschool programme or in primary school. All parents should receive a written and verbal progress summary report of ir child at least twice a year," guidelines re. guidelines have also defined parameters for infrastructure, qualifications, and salary for preschool staff, mission process, and records, and registers to be maintained, monitoring and supervision mechanism and importance of coordination and convergence with community and parents.

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