Do the Pre-Board exams actually help students face the Boards with confidence? HT Horizons and C fore present a random survey of opinions from Teachers, Students and Parents.

Methodology

Research Organisation C fore conducted the survey in Delhi between 28^th and 7^th November, 2005. A statistically selected sample of 210 teachers, parents and students studying in standard 8^th to 12^th in different schools in Delhi were interviewed using a structured questionnaire.

Q1. What should be the frequency of Pre-Board Exams?
	Parents	Students	Teachers	Overall
Once	57	63	37	52
Twice	25	22	42	30
More than Twice	4	2	16	7
There should be no pre-board exams at all	14	13	5	11

Q2. What do you think of the stress generated during Pre_ Board Exams?
	Parents	Students	Teachers	Overall
This Stress is good as it helps in improving Performance of the Students	71	70	79	73
This stress is bad and causes lot of anxiety and sometime even suicidal Tendency	29	30	21	27

Q3. What do you think of the current system of evaluation in your / your ward’s school ?
	Parents	Students	Teachers	Overall
It mostly test the ability of student to retain information and encourages rote learning	64	78	58	67
It mostly tests the ability of student to synthesize and analyze information and its creative application.	36	22	42	33

Q4. Do you think the current system of evaluation in your / your ward’s schools evaluate the overall personality of the candidate especially the soft skills (like communication skills, Life skills)?
	Parents	Students	Teachers	Overall
Yes	43	33	47	41
No	57	67	53	59

Q5. Should the pre-board exams be made optional / voluntary i.e. a students should be asked to take a pre-board exam if he or she wants to ?
	Parents	Students	Teachers	Overall
Yes	64	72	58	65
No	30	21	37	29
Can't Say	6	7	5	6