Indian schools in UAE prepare students for new CBSE exam patterns

Indian schools in UAE prepare students for new CBSE exam patterns

Schools in the UAE have started preparing students, according to the new question paper pattern for the Grade XII board examination.

The student-friendly question paper pattern focuses more on comprehensive skills, multiple choice questions (MCQs) along with case studies.

The paradigm shift in the question paper pattern is aimed at introducing assessments that will test students' analytical skills amid online classes because of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak.

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Khaleej Times reached out to various head teachers to get a sense about what the changes entail.

Arogya Reddy, Principal, Ambassador School Sharjah, pointed out, “The CBSE (India's Central Board of Secondary Education) has changed the pattern of its question papers from being by rote to inquiry-based learning following international standards, which emphasises more on problem-solving skills. This shift is akin to Bloom's Taxonomy, which is a set of hierarchical models used to classify educational learning objectives into levels of complexity and specificity. This is a pedagogical shift, which involves