Monthly Archives: July 2016

Assessment OF and FOR learning (Formative and Summative assessment)

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India “When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative assessment; when the customer tastes the soup, that’s summative assessment.” Paul Black The assessment of teaching and learning can be … Continue reading

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OPEN BOOK EXAMINATION – examination that tests the skills of problem solving and critical thinking,

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India An “open book examination” is one in which examinees are allowed to consult their class notes, textbooks, and other approved material while answering questions. The conventional memory testing … Continue reading

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BIODIVERSITY- the variability among living organisms

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India Until recently, biodiversity was a subject of purely academic discussions in narrow scientific circles.But the signing of the Convention on Biological Diversity by more than 190 countries at … Continue reading

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Mineral Resources -Use, exploitation and conservation, effect of mining on environment

Dr. V.K.Maheshwari, M.A(Socio, Phil) B.Sc. M. Ed, Ph.D Former Principal, K.L.D.A.V.(P.G) College, Roorkee, India A mineral is pure inorganic substance that occurs naturally in the earth’s crust. More than two-thousand minerals have been identified and most of these are inorganic, which are … Continue reading

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