As adults, more often than not, we remember our progress reports, which were the numbers we aggregated during our elementary years and high school years. The result announcement days threw us into stress capsules. While not entirely worthless, those progress reports did not tell the whole picture of our true progress. But in today’s age, the paradigm has vastly shifted with the emergence of the approach called the Holistic Progress Card. As the name suggests, these give a holistic valuation of the child’s learning, skills, abilities, scope of improvement, and interests. In this blog, we will discuss holistic progress cards and how it is enhancing children’s education.
Holistic Progress Card
A Holistic Progress Card (HPC) is a concept designed by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), as per the National Education Policy guidelines of 2020. In this approach, the assessment of individual students from 1st to 8th standard is done by considering multidimensional aspects of students’ progress, including cognitive, affective, socio-emotional, and psychomotor skills. This is a big leap forward from the traditional grading system in which only academic progress was assessed, while other aspects of students’ learning were considered extracurricular. It is implemented in the foundational stage in classes 1 and 2, the preparatory stage in classes 3 to 5, and the middle stage in classes 6 to 8.
Why HPC Is A Tool of Transformation in Education?
The Holistic Progress Card is a revolutionary introduction to the school education system for several reasons. It focuses on the complete assessment of students so that they get the best out of the school’s ecosystem. HPC aims to encourage experiential learning rather than rote learning, which restricts the growth of students. Here are some of the objectives of this progress card:
●Continuous assessment of learning and development of students. In more specific terms, a transition from traditional summative assessment to formative assessment.
●Encourage teachers to identify the strengths and weaknesses of individual students and model their teaching accordingly.
●Foster a more personalized teaching approach with genuine feedback from parents and teachers.
●Development of creative, analytical, physical strength, and problem-solving skills in students.
●Improve collaboration, empathy, sensitivity, and other socio-emotional aspects in students.
●Inspire students for self-reflection and analysis so they are involved in their progress.
●Bridge the gap between school and home learning environments by involving parents and sharing feedback and inputs.
How do Online Learning Platforms Integrate the Holistic Progress Card?
Using digitalization, some e-learning platforms have emerged that provide a seamless platform for easier accessibility, gaining insights, and tracking progress through error-free data analysis. Here’s how these digital platforms integrate the Holistic Progress Card:
- Data Input: Teachers can easily input the data related to students’ progress reports such as name, standard, and marks, and share their assessment. It is stored as secure and safe in the digital repository.
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Progress Tracking: It is easier to track progress on digital platforms than manage the physical copies for keeping track of student achievements and their progress.
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Interactive Dashboard: Digital platforms like UDT e-school provide an interactive dashboard with clear demarcations of each section of information.
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Access: This platform can be accessed by parents also, making them involved in the student’s progress.
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Prospective Insights: The AI-based platform can conduct predictive analysis and give reliable suggestions for progress in the right direction.
Conclusion
A Holistic Progress Card, backed by the positive impact of the e-learning platform, is a revolution in the modern education system at the school level. So far it has been successful in providing reliable assessment of students. We can hope it will bear fruitful results in the future when the students benefiting through this approach will contribute positively with their unique ideas and skills.