In the academic aspect, Common Class Tests (CCTs) have a very high weightage. This has its advantages and disadvantages. Since many years, students have been complaining about it and many suggest scraping the CCTs. So, should we scrap the CCTs?

Let us start with the advantages. Firstly, CCTs are at the same time for every class that is taking that particular subject. Therefore, there is a very slim possibility of the questions being leaked and nobody probably knows the questions beforehand. However, in a normal test like a Topical Assessment, different classes do the paper at different times, depending on when they have the lesson for that subject. That way, the classes that actually do the paper before others can later go and tell them the questions, giving those other people an advantage. The question that bothers many is, "Are the CCTs only a formality because all the other schools are doing it?''.

There are disadvantages of CCTs as well. Firstly, the gap between two CCTs of a same subject is usually about a term, that is around three months. That is a very long period of time, so, the consistancy of a student is not tested as that student can slack until about three weeks before the exam and then study hard and get good marks. As opposesd to a student who works hard for all three months but may not get as good marks as the previous student. After all, the marks should go to the more consistant and hardowrking student. Furthermore, normal short tests like Topical Assessments are usually held every few weeks, so a student has to work hard consistantly to do well. That is one disadvantage of CCTs.

Another disadvantage is that if a person is extremely busy preparing to represent the school for an important competition, and doesnt have time to study like oher students, he or she may not do as well as other students and since the weightage of one CCT is quite high, his or her academic grades may drop drastically, which is unfair to the student.

In my opinion, due to the points stated above, I believe that CCTs should be scraped and that should benefit most of the students academically, especially those that consistantly work hard.

Labels: CCTs, Education, Scrap