An unconventional learning system!
We go through 15 years of schooling from Kindergarten to 12th Grade. Learning objectives of each grade are evaluated through periodic tests and assignments. Whether the learning objectives are met or not is determined by the grades a student earns at the end of each year. In each examination, the student must answer a set of questions. Each question bears a certain number of marks. If the student’s answer is right, she is awarded full marks, if the answer is partially correct or incomplete, the student is awarded a portion of marks equivalent to the correctness of the answer. Generalizing the conventional education system - typically every student starts with 100 marks in each examination. As and when a student makes an error, marks are deducted. The student’s final score or grade is what is left after deducting marks for wrong answers. The conventional evaluation system adopts a Top-Down approach to evaluate the student’s performance and has been working like this for decades. ...