The purpose of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in language is 

Continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) refers to a system of school-based evaluation of students that covers all aspects of student development. 

• The term ‘continuous’ refers to regularity in the assessment. The development of a child is a continuous process. Therefore, students’ development should be assessed continuously. The evaluation has to be completely integrated with the teaching and learning process.
• The second term associated with CCE is ‘comprehensive’. The term ‘comprehensive’ implies that evaluation of learners’ performance is carried out in both scholastic and co-scholastic areas.

Important Points

The purpose of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in a language is to assess the level of competencies achieved by the children.

• It never assesses students according to their economic status rather it emphasizes the continuity of assessment in both scholastic and co-scholastic aspects of student's growth.
• Evaluation should be carried out in relation to learners' cognitive, affective and psychomotor growth.
  • Cognitive growth refers to the intellectual development of learners (such as learners' knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation)
  • Affective growth emphasizes learners' attitudes, interests, and personal development.
  • Psychomotor growth deals with learners' ability to perform some activity or do some practical work.

Hence, we conclude that the purpose of Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) in a language is to assess the level of competencies achieved by the children.