the directorate of government examinations as promised in circulars in 2015 has implemented changes in the exam pattern which will be reflected in the class 10 boards this year but will these reforms yield positive results thats the larger question though schools and educationists have appreciated the move they feel that until the teaching methodology is overhauled students might not benefit from the change they also feel that alterations in the exam pattern should be carried out in an incremental process until it reaches the cbse or icse standards after repeated criticism over the diluted samacheer kalvi syllabus and a model that allowed more than 15 lakh students score 100 in at least one subject last year the state government has decided to introduce questions from outside textbooks and questions that will make them students think instead of learning by rote the move will be beneficial only if the teaching methodology changes the government has to ensure that teachers teach the concepts and make students understand them only then will students be able to answer questions that are not found in textbooks said p b prince gajendra babu general secretary of state platform for common schools some educationists think that the implementation of the changes could also be a precursor to the new syllabus that might soon be announced by the state education department it was framed at least a year ago the new syllabus is ready for classes 11 and 12 and it makes sense that the education department wants to prepare students for the new syllabus a government school head said experts say that teachers should be given appropriate training on how to teach the new syllabus and ensure that students understand the subjects most teachers in the state board syllabus are used to instructing students based on the rote learning system if we need to see significant changes they should be trained to teach in such a way where conceptual learning is the focus an economics teacher at a government higher secondary school in madurai said an important aspect that experts cite is the removal of choice among questions both internal and open from the question papers the cbse system does not have choices in the question paperonly when you remove choices will students attempt to learn all the concepts and chapters in the subject said educational consultant j p gandhi also the blueprint for the exam should reveal only the weightage for each section in the present format the school education department has prescribed weightage from each chapter so students stick to selective learning of answers he said