PRESENTED BY:

Sandipan Dhar

sandipandhar@gmail.com

EVALUATIONDISTRICT LEVEL

STATE LEVEL

NATIONAL LEVEL

[+ BEST TWO PROJECTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR

PARTICIPATION IN INDIAN SCIENCE CONGRESS]

A Project Work performed by a group of

2 - 5 Children (aged10 – 17 years) on a

specific theme/Sub-theme,(working for a

couple of months) under the guidance of

a teacher (Guide Teacher) besides their

regular school activities

OR

To prove or disprove an ASSERSION/

PROPOSITION (Known as

HYPOTHESIS)

• The Project Work will be presented by one member on

behalf of the group – known as Group Leader

• Presentation must be made with the help of four charts

(in addition to 2-3 transparencies, if any), which are

mandatory.

• The child will be allowed to present their work in 8

minutes

• Following presentation, the child will be asked project

related questions for 2 minutes

The evaluators (2-3 members) will be provided with -

Mention the limitations about:

(i) Number of Charts

(ii) Time of Presentation, and Q & A

(iii) Only the children present in the room may be

allowed to ask question, if any, to the presenter in

relation to the project on completion of presentation

Create a friendly atmosphere inside the room

DO NOT allow any guide teacher, parents/ guardians

inside the room

ALLOW guests, observers, officials, volunteers & media

personals inside the room

Read out the names of the participants in the sequence, they will be called for.

Check the name, age, address & district/state of the participants

The child called for presentation will be asked to submit –

(i) The original Report of the project

(ii) The original Survey Schedule, if any

(iii) Herbarium, wherever applicable

(iv) Authenticated Log Book (It is mandatory)

(v) Any other thing(s), the child wants to present/ show

DO NOT ALLOW ANY LIVE SPECIMEN TO BE PRESENTED

DO NOT ALLOW MODEL OF ANY KIND

DO NOT ALLOW ANY CHILD TO LEAVE ROOM JUST AFTER HIS/HER PRESENTATION IS OVER, EXCEPT EMERGENCY DEMANDS

Ask the children present in the room to sit calm and quiet and not to disturb the presenter

POINTS TO PONDER Be sure about the group (Senior or Junior) you are going to evaluate

Accordingly you scale-down both your knowledge and mind

Allow and encourage the child to complete his presentation, even if time elapses

Treat cordially and extend necessary help to the child, if required, at the time of presentation

The child should not be interrupted during presentation

No such question(s) to be asked or allowed to ask that will embarrass the child

Show importance and interest to the items/ specimens that the child likes to show you

On completion of presentation, the child should be pointed out about the scope of improvement NOT his/her lapses

Do not accept to act as an evaluator if any of your kith and kin participates

The Reason is –

EVERY SINGLE CHILD SHOULD FEEL PRIDE,

PLEASURE, CONFIDANCE AND JOY AFTER

PRESENTATION OF HIS/HER PROJECT

FEW COMMON ERRORS

Units and Scientific terms

Undefined Axis of the graph and charts

Undefined legend of the charts, maps etc.

Scientific name – Spelling, Underlining/ Italic style

Undefined parameters of equation used

Map without boundaries and directions (Eastward/

Northward)

Improper method of experimentation

Labeling of charts, diagrams and pictures

Improperly prepared/labeled Herbarium

Spelling & Construction of Sentences

DISTRIBUTION OF SCORE

TOTAL : 200

ORAL PRESENTATION :

100

WRITTEN REPORT : 100

FINAL SCORE

A merit list is prepared on the

basis of average score achieved

by the children on evaluation

of oral presentation and

written report

EVALUATION SCORESOriginality of idea and concept: 10

Relevance of the project to the theme: 10

Understanding of the issue: 15

Data collection and analysis: 15

Experimentation/ Validation: 10

Interpretation & Problem solving attempt: 10

Team work:

For District level: 10

For State/National level: 05

Oral presentation / written report: 10

Follow-up and Action plan: 10

Improvement over the previous level

(as per suggestion of the evaluators

at district/state level): 10

Background correction

(Only at District Level): 10

POINT BY POINT ANALYSISOriginality of idea and concept: A unique or novel idea/ concept of a project which

attempts to answer a specific question

Idea/ concept must be evolved from the immediate

vicinity of a child where he/she is living (it is to be a local

problem)

Evaluator may ask for explanation of origin of the

idea/concept.

Relevance to the Focal Theme It must be justified that the work undertaken

in the project has relevance to the Sub-theme

vis-à-vis Focal Theme

Understanding the Issue(s)Do the child possess clear understanding of

the issue(s) he/she is presenting?

Example –

When a child works with environment, it may be assured

that he/ she must possess clear scientific understanding

about environment NOT just bookish knowledge.

Data Collection It should be systematic

Child should possess proper knowledge of tools/

methods, used for the purpose

Questionnaire should be properly structured mostly with

the questions relevant to the project

Sample size should be sufficient ( not less than 50) to

draw a meaningful inference/ conclusion

Data Analysis This includes Tabulation, Classification/ categorization of

the information/data collected/generated during the study

Use of simple statics viz. mean, range, frequency (using bar

code), percentage, ratio proportion etc.

Use of bar diagram, histogram, graph, pie chart etc.

Use of any other mathematical formula/ equation, as and

when applicable

Experimentation/ Validation Conducting Experiment/ Field study with the application

of Simple Method of Science.

Validation of hypothesis or any new idea will have to be

done using simple but proper scientific method

Experiment(s) need not be very sophisticated or lab-

based, it should be simple, self developed and inexpensive

Problem Solving attemptThis is the point when it will be judged to what

extent the team has exercised their

understanding on the issues emerged after

analysing data/ information to find out a

meaningful solution to the problem, identified.

The solution should be Child-like.

Team Work It refers to work division, cooperation and sharing among

the member of the groups.

This is to be proved through scrutiny of –

(i) Log book, and

(ii) Photograph, as a proof of group activities

PresentationOral Presentation includes –

(i) Size of the letters

(ii) The contents in the posters should be legible

(iii) Layout of the posters

(iv) Using the charts during presentation

(v) Art of Deliberations/ Communication skill developed

(vi) Answering the questions

Written Report –

(i) Systematic documentation

(ii) Proper tabulation & Preparation of graphs, charts, etc.

(iii) Detail documentation of methods

(iv) Errors, mostly scientific errors

Follow-up and Action plan The team must convey the community about their

research findings and the probable way of problem

solution

Look for the methods they used to reach a maximum

number of the community members, exploring the

resource availability

Improvement over the

Previous Level Not all, but a large number of the points suggested by the

evaluators at District/State level need to be addressed.

It is supposed that the specific areas of improvement

must be mentioned by the Child Scientist in the separate

sheet as an Annexure and simultaneously the mode and

volume of work done must be identified at the time of

evaluation.

Background Correction

(Only for District Level) In this case the background of the children (geographic,

socio-economic, resource availability in the school, etc.) is

to be verified and they should be evaluated accordingly.

Example –

A similar type of work if done by the two groups both

from the un- privileged schools, then the evaluators must

compare the nature and volume of the work done by

each of the groups and allot marks accordingly.

POINTS TO BE EMPHASISED

DURING ORAL PRESENTATION The layout & Lettering of the charts

Understanding the method of science applied on the particular

work done

Understanding the scientific phenomenon involved in the

particular piece of work

Creativity and/or innovativeness of the work

Level of confidence on the work performed

Communication skill

Check the Log Book

EVALUATION OF WRITTEN REPORT

Innovative/ creative idea & its relevance to

theme/sub-theme

Well defined objective(s)

Elaborate Explanation of the Methods applied for

Experimentation/Validation

Arrangement/ classification of data & its analysis

Nature of Conclusion/ Inference drawn

Written in proper format

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: Will a project, if undertaken in the format similar to that given in the Activity Guide Book, be considered as an innovative project?

A: No. However, it may be considered if there is any modification/ improvement over the suggested one.

Q: If any method/ device is developed, will it be allowed to display for evaluation?

A: Yes. But, the method/device must have to be demonstrated with scientific explanations

Q: Will the decoration of the Report/Charts help to fetch higher grade?

A: No and Never. Both Charts and Reports should be simple and neatly written

FORMAT OF PROJECT REPORT Form – A

Introduction/ Background

Objective (s)

Methods

Survey/ Experiment/ Observation

Results/Data Analysis

Conclusion/ Inference

Problem solving attempt

Future Plan of work

Acknowledgement

Reference

Appendix (if any)

[It is similar to the format of M.Sc/ Ph.D thesis]

MUST FOR THE EVALUATORS

Do not get biased to any child. Treat equally.

Do not get impressed only by the mode of

presentation/ oratory skill/ body language of

the child scientist.

Even if the presentation is poor, but the idea is

noble/new, consider it with proper note for

necessary modification in the next level

Keep the result of your room secret

CRITERION OF A GOOD

PROJECT

ORIGINALITY OF IDEA

WELL DEFINED OBJECTIVE(S) OF THE WORK

RELEVANCE OF THE WORK TO THE FOCAL THEME

PROPER APPLICATION OF METHOD OF SCIENCE

CLEARITY IN UNDERSTANDING

CHILD-LIKE PROBLEM SOLVING ATTEMPT

DOCUMENTATION IN PROPER FORMAT

WISH YOU ALL JOYFUL INVOLVEMENT AT VARIOUS

CAPACITIES IN NCSC

THANK YOU