09 School-based assessment is primarily based on the principle that 1. assessment should be very economical 2. teachers know their learners capabilities better than external examiners 3. students should at all costs get high grades 4. schools are more effcient than external bodies of examination
11 Continuous and comprehensive evaluation emphasises 1. redundancy of the board examination 2. continuous testing on a comprehensive scale to ensure learning 3. how learning can be observed, recorded and improved upon 4. fine-tuning of tests with the teaching
13 School based assessment was introduced to 1. decentralise the power of boards of school education in the country 2. ensure the holistic development of all the students 3. motivate teachers to punctiliously record all the activities of students for better interpretation of their progress 4. encourage schools to excel by competing with the other schools in their area