CBSE Academic releases study material for open text based assessment (OTBA)

CBSE has released the material for its mandatory Open text exam which is part of the Summative Assessment II of Std IX, and annual examination of Std XI . The open text based assessment (OTBA) is part of the overall assessment for which the material is provided directly by the board, a couple of months after the session starts. Students are required to study the material in detail and later answer questions which are based on 'higher order thinking skills (HOTS)'. 

Schools have been advised to refer to the curriculum available on www.cbseacaemic.in for year 2016. Hindi versions of the open text material shall be available shortly on the CBSE Academic Website. Each text material includes sample questions and a suggestive marking scheme for use of teachers. The assessment must be done as a whole, considering the application of the knowledge gained by the students in the unit specified in the syllabus. CBSE has said that teachers must ensure that the students learn the concepts in related topics/units and also assessed during formative assessments. 

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Courtesy: The Times of India