Punjab government announces dates for evaluation of pre-primary students

The teachers are directed to coordinate with the children by telephone, video call and not to evaluate more than 15 children in a day.

The Punjab School Education Department fixed the dates for the evaluation of pre-primary students. According to the reports, the education department of the state will conduct the assessment from November 18 to November 21, 2020. A spokesperson of the school education department on November 3 stated that the children of pre-primary-1 and 2 classes are examined three times a year to know their physical and mental development. However, this year, considering the ongoing pandemic situation, teachers are issued special instructions in this regard. 

According to a press statement issued by the Information and Public Relations Department Punjab, Teachers are asked not to call the children in school for assessing them. The teachers are also directed to coordinate with the children by telephone, video call and not to evaluate more than 15 children in a day. According to the spokesperson, the teachers have also been directed to ask the questions from the children sent by the head office only and record the assessment of all the students in the prescribed proforma and share the information about the children with their parents in a positive manner. The statement also suggests that the activities to be carried out on daily basis by the education department for the children of pre-primary classes are being sent through slides and short videos.