Schoolchildren in Kerala struggle in basic arithmetic skills: survey
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Schoolchildren in Kerala struggle in basic arithmetic skills: survey

The Hindu  

Students in Kerala continue to stumble on basic arithmetic skills, though they have made some gains in reading, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released recently. In Kerala, a State famed for its model of education, the percentage of Class III students who could read a Class II text was 46. The proportion of Class V students who could read a Class II text in Kerala was 66, an increase from 64.7% in 2022, but an 11 percentage point loss from 77.3% recorded in 2018. State Council of Educational Research and Training Director Jayaprakash R.K. said programmes implemented last year for improving Class I students’ language skills such as Sachithra notebook, Samyukta diary, and Kunhezhuthu would start showing results soon.

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Over 4,500 T.N. schools take up 100-day challenge for reading, writing
1 week, 5 days ago

Over 4,500 T.N. schools take up 100-day challenge for reading, writing

The Hindu  

As many as 4,554 principals across Tamil Nadu have invited the School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi to their schools for the 100-day book reading challenge. According to a circular issued by the School Education Department, schools were invited to take part in the first phase of the 100-day challenge. Further, it is also aimed at breaking the myth that …

From The Hindu, March 10, 1975: Some schools in Kerala not getting enough students
3 weeks ago

From The Hindu, March 10, 1975: Some schools in Kerala not getting enough students

The Hindu  

New Delhi, March 9: Primary schools in a few pockets in Kerala are faced with a unique problem — there are fewer children for enrolment. This phenomenon in a State with a high literacy rate was attributed by family planning authorities to a fall in the number of fresh births. Despite the decline in birth rate, improvement in general mortality …

ASER 2024 shows massive improvement in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills in primary school children: Detailed report
1 month, 2 weeks ago

ASER 2024 shows massive improvement in basic reading, writing, and arithmetic skills in primary school children: Detailed report

Op India  

School education in rural India is witnessing a quiet but profound recovery from the Covid pandemic’s losses. States with more than a 10 percentage point increase in this proportion between 2022 and 2024 in government schools include Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Odisha, and Maharashtra,” the report states. Coming to the state-wise percentage of children aged 6-14 enrolled …

Maths a tough nut to crack for students in coastal schools: study
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maths a tough nut to crack for students in coastal schools: study

The Hindu  

Academic assessment conducted in two coastal schools in the city as part of a project by a non-governmental organisation has revealed that the students struggle with basic arithmetic. These select class VII students were given questions for 20 marks that were of class III level in Mathematics, English, and Malayalam. In the first school, more than 70% of the students …

ASER 2024: Kerala Shows Reading Gains but Struggles with Arithmetic Skills
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2 months ago

ASER 2024: Kerala Shows Reading Gains but Struggles with Arithmetic Skills

The Hindu  

Students in Kerala continue to stumble on basic arithmetic skills, though they have made some gains in reading, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released recently. In Kerala, a State famed for its model of education, the percentage of Class III students who could read a Class II text was 46. Himachal Pradesh, the State’s twinning partner …

Only 50% Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, learning gap by Class 3: Report
2 months ago

Only 50% Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, learning gap by Class 3: Report

India Today  

A Class 5 student not being able to read a Class 2-level text is a reason to worry about India. The latest ASER report 2024 notes that 50 percent of Class 5 students are not able to read Class 2 text, whether they study in a government school or a private school. The ASER 2024 report notes that only 27 …

ASER 2024: key insights on India’s foundational learning crisis and the path forward
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2 months ago

ASER 2024: key insights on India’s foundational learning crisis and the path forward

The Hindu  

India’s education system has been under intense scrutiny in recent years, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Top performers: the beacon of progress Certain States have demonstrated remarkable progress in foundational learning, particularly in reading and arithmetic skills among primary school students. According to ASER 2024, over 73% of Class 5 students in government schools can read a …

6 to 14 age group: Haryana govt schools score over private in learning gains in last 2 yrs, says report
2 months ago

6 to 14 age group: Haryana govt schools score over private in learning gains in last 2 yrs, says report

Hindustan Times  

Students in the age group of 6 to 14 in Haryana’s government schools have higher learning gains than those studying in private schools in the last two years as they have improved in basic reading and arithmetic, the Annual Status of Education Report released by the Pratham Foundation said on Tuesday. The ASER report reveals that 53.9% of children enrolled …

Tamil Nadu has made significant recovery in reading and arithmetic, says ASER study
2 months ago

Tamil Nadu has made significant recovery in reading and arithmetic, says ASER study

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu has made a significant recovery in reading and arithmetic when compared to where it was in 2022, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released on Tuesday. While 4.8% of Class III children from government and private schools could read a Class II-level text in 2022, the figure had increased to 12% in 2024. At the …

U.P. has shown remarkable progress in numeracy learning: ASER 2024
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2 months ago

U.P. has shown remarkable progress in numeracy learning: ASER 2024

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh has made remarkable progress in literacy and numeracy learning for FLN grades, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024 released on Tuesday. As per report, the state showed a 7 percentage point rise in arithmetic skills across standards III and V, placing it on a par with top-performing states such as Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. …

ASER 2024: Elementary age group shows substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018
2 months ago

ASER 2024: Elementary age group shows substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018

Hindustan Times  

The basic arithmetic levels of children have shown an substantial improvement in both government and private schools in India, reaching the highest level in over a decade. ASER 2024: Children in the elementary age group have shown substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018, particularly in government schools. Furthermore, as per the report, government schools across most …

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: How NEP 2020 & NIPUN-BHARAT aim to tackle India’s learning crisis
2 months, 1 week ago

Foundational Literacy and Numeracy: How NEP 2020 & NIPUN-BHARAT aim to tackle India’s learning crisis

The Hindu  

Various governmental as well as non-governmental surveys have shown that we are facing a learning crisis at the foundational level. Mr. Das says, “Some are extremely happy just to see their child write his name, while some are disappointed that he can’t do coding.” But beyond these debatable expectations, FLN refers to basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. Mr. Das …

Smaller citizens: On the gaps in India’s education system
1 year, 2 months ago

Smaller citizens: On the gaps in India’s education system

The Hindu  

January 19, 2024 12:47 am | Updated 08:54 am IST The pandemic was difficult for India’s youngest citizens, the children, but the true import of its impact is coming to light now. In the Annual Status of Education Report, titled ‘ASER 2023: Beyond Basics’ and released on Wednesday, a survey by civil society organisation Pratham among rural students aged 14 …

42% of rural students struggle with easy English, 50% with math: ASER report
1 year, 2 months ago

42% of rural students struggle with easy English, 50% with math: ASER report

India Today  

The Annual Status of Education Report 2023 reveals that 42 percent of adolescents aged 14 to 18 in rural India face difficulties reading basic English sentences. The Pratham Foundation's yearly report further indicates that over 50 percent of students in the 14-18 age bracket encounter difficulties when tackling division problems. OVER 50 PERCENT FACE CHALLENGES WITH ELEMENTARY MATHEMATICS "About 25 …

Data | Post-COVID-19, reading ability of Indian school students waned more than their mathematics skills
2 years, 1 month ago

Data | Post-COVID-19, reading ability of Indian school students waned more than their mathematics skills

The Hindu  

The Data Point published on January 23 showed that the math skills of rural schoolchildren in the southern and western States were impacted most due to COVID-19. Across India, the share of Class VIII students who could read Standard II-level text decreased by 3.5% points in 2022 compared to 2018, whereas those who could solve division problems in fact increased …

ASER 2022 | 33.7% of mothers, 20.8% of fathers in rural India do not have any schooling
2 years, 2 months ago

ASER 2022 | 33.7% of mothers, 20.8% of fathers in rural India do not have any schooling

The Hindu  

The Annual Status of Education Report 2022, has brought out differences in the schooling of parents in rural districts and how this could impact the learnings of the school-going children. In Rajasthan, only 8.2% of rural mothers have studied above the 10th Standard, with 22.5% above the sixth standard, and 15.9% from first to sixth standard. In Kerala, 62.3% of …

Tamil Nadu students score poorly in basic reading skills after pandemic, shows ASER 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu students score poorly in basic reading skills after pandemic, shows ASER 2022

The Hindu  

The impact of the pandemic and prolonged school closure was evident in the results of the Annual Status of Education Report survey, released on Wednesday. While only 10.2% of Class 3 children from government and private schools could read a Class 2-level text in 2018, this dropped further to 4.8% in 2022. The survey’s findings indicated a similar dip in …

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence
2 years, 6 months ago

Investing right and early: How early years in school determines academic excellence

Firstpost  

As the world celebrates International Day of Literacy, India has as much to celebrate about as much to worry. Similarly, in India’s aspirational districts, for example, the probability of girls getting primary education is about 42 per cent lower than boys, and it remains so even when other variables, such as religion and caste, are controlled. Acknowledging its deep stratified …

Is the push for foundational numeracy and literacy pro-poor?
3 years ago

Is the push for foundational numeracy and literacy pro-poor?

Hindustan Times  

The National Education Policy in 2020 prioritises the attainment of foundational literacy and numeracy for all children as an “urgent national mission”. Despite the rhetoric of “FLN for all”, the push for attaining these basic skills is almost exclusively directed at children from rural and marginalised communities who have historically received a substandard education. Despite the rhetoric around FLN ushering …

ASER shows huge drop in learning levels in Karnataka
3 years, 6 months ago

ASER shows huge drop in learning levels in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Annual Status of Education Report, which was drawn up in March 2021 in only Karnataka this year, found a huge drop in learning levels in both reading and numeracy, especially for primary classes. In the 2021 survey, 66% of the class VIII students were able to read a standard II text, compared to 70% in 2018. The study noted …

50 per cent of Class V students can't read simple text, only 44 per cent from Class VIII could solve basic arithmetic problems: Report
6 years, 2 months ago

50 per cent of Class V students can't read simple text, only 44 per cent from Class VIII could solve basic arithmetic problems: Report

India TV News  

A report by the Annual Status of Education Report – 2018 suggests nearly 50 per cent of class V students and 25 per cent Class VIII students studying in government schools across the country cannot read simple texts - letter, words, simple paragraph, or a story with Class II level difficulty. "ASER 2018 data indicates that of all children enrolled …

50% Class 5 students cannot read text of Class 2 level: 10 highlights from the ASER Education Report 2018
6 years, 2 months ago

50% Class 5 students cannot read text of Class 2 level: 10 highlights from the ASER Education Report 2018

India Today  

The education quality in government schools across India is in dire state as the ASER Education Report published on Tuesday noted that about 50% students from class 5 and 25% students from class 8 cannot read a simple text which has a difficulty of class 2 level. Check out last year's ASER Education here: ASER education report shows 14 to …

India is wasting its demographic dividend
11 years, 4 months ago

India is wasting its demographic dividend

Hindustan Times  

We are a nation of 350 million children aged 4 to 17, many of whom although enrolled in school will never get past Class 8. To give this critical pre-primary intervention due focus, the government must mandate two years of pre-primary education within the current schooling system with a well-designed curriculum to provide a strong foundation for all children. A …

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