GRADING AS EXAMINATION REFORM IN SECONDARY EDUCATION

The main drawback in the present education system is the lack of correlation between teaching and testing. As we all know, evaluation results are good incentives for the students, and they also stimulate learning. The Education Commission (1964-66) suggested reforms in the examination system. University Grants Commission prepared an Examination Reform - “PLAN OF ACTION”' – 1976 with a view to bring reforms in our present examination system. As a result, Examination Reform Units in many universities have been established. This unit also recommended the grade system in secondary education in India. Along with the semester pattern, credit and grade systems have also come up in the education system. This paper is also discussing the grading system in secondary education in details along with its history.