Current Practices of Continuous Assessment System In Grades 1-3 in Nawalparasi District

Abstract

The present study entitled Current Practices of Continuous Assessment System in Grades 1-3 in Nawalparasi District is an attempt to find out the current practices of continuous assessment system in Nawalparasi district, and gap between the policy and practice in relation with continuous assessment system. For this purpose, I selected thirty teachers (primary level) from thirty different schools, two school supervisors and three resource persons by using non-random purposive sampling procedure. I used two sets of questionnaires, one for teachers and one for supervisors for data collection. The data obtained from the informants were analyzed and interpreted descriptively using simple statistical tool. Findings show that the practice of continuous assessment system (CAS) is good. Because the teachers always use student friendly techniques in the classroom, students play the active role in teaching learning activities, teachers regularly update portfolio, take attendance, assign project work, measure creativity, through different activities, evaluate students continuously. Similarly, no huge gap was observed between policy and practices. All teachers, resource persons, school supervisors are familiar with CAS, policies related to CAS, however there is gap in terms of training. This thesis has been divided into five chapters. The first chapter encompasses introduction of the study. It incorporates background of the study, statement of the problem, objectives of the study, research questions, significance of the study, delimitations of the study, and operational definitions of the key terms. The second chapter encompasses review of related literature and conceptual framework. The third chapter is related with methodology, which incorporates design and method of the study, population, sample and sampling strategy, sources of data, research tools, data collection procedures, data analysis and interpretation procedures, and ethical considerations. Similarly, the fourth chapter four consists of analysis and interpretations of results and summary of findings. Finally, the fifth chapter deals with findings, conclusion, and recommendations related to policy, practice, and further research. Finally, the reference and appendices that are used in the thesis from the concluding chapter.