ICSE students to take online assessment in maths, science, reading against international standards

The Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) has planned to conduct a national study to evaluate its schools, the Telegraph reported. Students from selected ICSE schools will take an online assessment to benchmark their academic performance against international standards, the report said. ICSE ISC Date Sheet 2027 LIVE.

The council will conduct the national study with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), which will gather students’ performance data from CISCE Shine (Student Holistic Insights and Nurturing Evaluation) and Pisa for Schools, the report added.

Class 10 students will take the programme for the International Student Assessment (Pisa) to test their proficiency in Maths, Science and reading, the report read.

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CISCE Shine assessment for Classes 4, 6, 9 students

Shine, which is an online assessment for Classes 4, 6 and 9, will be held on November 15 and December 7. While, Pisa for schools will conduct its assessment in November, the report added.

“By bringing together the insights from national and international benchmarked assessments, participating schools would gain rich perspective on their teaching and learning practices at key stages of learning, which can be further utilised to support school improvement, strengthen educational planning and develop a richer evidence base for the CISCE school network,” the council said in the report. 

The council will notify shortlisted schools by November 10, it added.

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Pisa for School assessment

“If the council claims that its schools and students can compete globally, then there must be evidence to back such claims,” said a council source in the report.

Pisa for Schools is the OECD’s global benchmarking assessment, which measures 15-year-olds’ ability to apply their reading, mathematics and science skills to real-life problems, it added.

Each participating school will receive an individual Pisa for Schools report, while the OECD will prepare a consolidated national-level report for the board, it said.