Formative exam

Students are assessed based on performance over the unit
They are a combination of Test Byte scores, Try a test scores, Class Participation, Homework.

Class participation :

How the student answers questions that the teacher asks in class. Students are not expected to raise their hand and seek attention by calling out to the teacher. The teacher has a sheet where they keep a record of whom they have asked questions to and how the student has answered. So being attentive and giving good answers in the classroom helps. The teacher remarks on misbehaviour, lack of attention, needing a little help, needing a lot of help or perfect answers and all those add up to class participation. 

Homework :

How regular and qualitative the student is in homework submission is what is seen here. The teacher makes a note of homework submitted, its completeness, its neateness, whether the answers were mostly correct or mostly wrong. And all those get added up to homework marks. Missing a homework submission when actually absent is okay and accepted and not penalised. 

Since Std 1 and 2 do not have formal homework, their distribution is as follows : 
60% Test Bytes 
40% Class participation

For Std 3 to 8, in the formative marks, the distribution is as follows : 
40% Homework 
40% Test Bytes (+ Try a Test)
20% Class participation

For Std 9 and 10, in the formative marks, the distribution is as follows : 
20% Submissions
60% Test Bytes (+ Try a Test)
20% Class participation

Std 9 and 10 have an additional skill subject (IT)
Formative : 50 marks (based on practicals, submission)

Formative marks (Over the unit) get added to the Summative marks (Unit Test) to get the overall Unit Test Result

You can refer to the table HERE to see how this progression happens.
You can also read more about the philosophy of our exams HERE.