According to a recent CBSE report highlighting features and new initiatives for board examination 2019, there will be changes in the question paper format with 33% extra internal choices. Questions with such choices is expected to give students a chance to improve their marks.
According to a CBSE official, multiple choice questions can assess higher order thinking skills (HOTS) in addition to understanding and application of knowledge. "CBSE is introducing a fixed percentage of multiple choice questions to increase the objectivity of assessment and also to improve the quality of evaluation," an official tells Education Times.
"It is envisaged that students will have the option of attempting different types of questions. These questions will be from any unit of the syllabus and therefore, students will have to go through the entire portion, or the assigned chapters as per the sample blue print of question paper released by the Board. The question papers will also have long answer questions," adds the official.
Talking about the CBSE initiatives, Shayama Chona, former principal of Delhi Public School, RK Puram, says, "I have spoken to a few principals and they are very pleased with 33% extra internal choices.