ASER 2024: Kerala Shows Reading Gains but Struggles with Arithmetic Skills
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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 under the Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat programme, had the highest percentage of Class III students who could read a class II text - 47.6, very close to 47.8% surveyed in 2018. Government schools in Kerala drove the recovery with 44.4% of Class III students able to read a Class II text, regaining lost ground from 31.6% in 2022 and surpassing the 2018 number of 43.4%. 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 a 11 percentage point loss from 77.3% recorded in 2018.

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Over 4,500 T.N. schools take up 100-day challenge for reading, writing
1 week, 2 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 …

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 …

Kerala Budget 2025: school education outlay rises by 5%
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala Budget 2025: school education outlay rises by 5%

The Hindu  

Outlay for school education has gone up in the State Budget for 2025-26. Balagopal has earmarked ₹1,083.82 crore for school education, an increase of nearly 5% from the ₹1,032.62 crore allocated in the past financial year. With the Left Democratic Front government rolling out a comprehensive education plan to improve academic excellence in the new academic year, the Budget has …

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Patralekha Chatterjee | ASER: A Lot of Celebrate, but Much Yet to Be Done

Deccan Chronicle  

It is no secret that foundational skills — literacy, numeracy and increasingly, knowledge of digital tools — are the building blocks of success in the 21st century. Following a decline in Class 3 reading levels in government schools in most states in 2022, all states have shown a recovery in 2024,” says the report. All-India figures show an uptick in …

Schoolchildren in Kerala struggle in basic arithmetic skills: survey
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

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 …

ASER 2024: How India’s focus on basic skills is improving learning outcomes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: How India’s focus on basic skills is improving learning outcomes

The Hindu  

The Annual Status of Education Report for 2024, shows a 7-10% jump in reading and arithmetic in the last two years between 2022 to 2024. ASER 2022 showed that after nearly two years of school closures, there was a massive drop in the already low learning levels in students across the country. The combination of FLN initiatives and Covid learning …

Only 50% Class 5 students can read Class 2 text, learning gap by Class 3: Report
1 month, 4 weeks 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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1 month, 3 weeks 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
1 month, 4 weeks 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

7.1% of class 3 students in Karnataka cannot even read letters: ASER report
1 month, 3 weeks ago

7.1% of class 3 students in Karnataka cannot even read letters: ASER report

The Hindu  

Among children in class 3 in Karnataka, 7.1% cannot read letters, 19.3% can read letters, but not words and 36.2% can read words but not class 1 level text or higher. Reading textbooks The report reveals that around 21.5% of class 3students can read class 1level text but not class 2 level text and 15.9% can read class 2 level …

U.P. has shown remarkable progress in numeracy learning: ASER 2024
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1 month, 3 weeks 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: Government School Enrolment Drops to 66.8%
1 month, 3 weeks ago

ASER 2024: Government School Enrolment Drops to 66.8%

The Hindu  

After a prolonged decline due to learning losses during the COVID-19 pandemic, there has now been a modest recovery in foundational literacy and numeracy among school students, according to the Annual Status of Education Report 2024, released on Tuesday. However, the majority of children in Classes 3 and 5 are still unable to read a Class 2 level text in …

ASER 2024: Elementary age group shows substantial improvement in basic arithmetic & reading skills since 2018
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Kerala includes AI learning in school textbooks
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala includes AI learning in school textbooks

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvnananthapuram: In a significant stride towards modernising education, Kerala has embarked on a pioneering initiative by integrating Artificial Intelligence into its school textbooks. The new Academic Year which kick starts on June 3rd, 2024 will see new ICT textbooks for Classes 1, 3, 5, and 7 in Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Kannada mediums. He said the new ICT textbooks for …

ASER 2023 exposes chinks in Odisha govt's education system
1 year, 2 months ago

ASER 2023 exposes chinks in Odisha govt's education system

Deccan Chronicle  

JAN. 19: The recently-published Annual Status of Education Report 2023 has exposed the feebleness in Odisha’s government’s education system. The ASER brought to light that around 64 per cent of students in the 14 to 18 years age group in Sambalpur district don’t know the division. Only 55.5 per cent students in the age group are able to read the …

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 …

ASER Report: 42.7% of Teens in India Struggle to Read English Sentences
1 year, 2 months ago

ASER Report: 42.7% of Teens in India Struggle to Read English Sentences

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: A quarter of teenagers in the age band of 14 to 18 years can’t read a Class 2-level text fluently in their regional languages, and a substantial 42.7 per cent cannot even read sentences in English, reveals the latest edition of the Annual Status of Education Report released on Wednesday. The report painted a grim picture outlining that …

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 flags Bihar schools’ worrying learning outcome, dip since 2018
2 years, 2 months ago

ASER flags Bihar schools’ worrying learning outcome, dip since 2018

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Bihar seems to have dipped or stagnated in the last four years, which includes the huge Covid disruption, in terms of learning outcome, which continues to be low. As many as 24 districts in Bihar have shown a reduction in reading ability among class 3-5 students when compared between 2018 and 2022, the ASER report stated. In Buxar, according …

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 …

Enrolment in Karnataka schools improves, but learning level drops: ASER 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Enrolment in Karnataka schools improves, but learning level drops: ASER 2022

The Hindu  

At a time when the enrolment in schools has improved, the reading level of students has further dropped in the State, according to the Annual Status of Education Reports 2022. Drop in reading level The report states that the percentage of children in class 3 in government and private schools, who can read class 2 level, dropped from 19.3% 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 …

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 …

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies
3 years, 8 months ago

Kerala Government launches new digital app for online studies

India Today  

Kerala Education Minister V Sivankutty has said that all necessary steps have been taken to overcome the shortcoming in online education in the state in the ongoing academic year and a new digital application would be used for the purpose. In view of the continuing Covid-19 situation, the department took measures to further expand digital classes for school children, he …

45% class 5 students of this country cannot read English, says report
5 years, 1 month ago

45% class 5 students of this country cannot read English, says report

India Today  

About 45 percent of children studying in the fifth standard in Pakistan's rural areas cannot read English meant for students of Class II, a report has revealed. The report further said that 60 percent of the students in the fifth standard can tell time correctly and solve addition word problems. Students enrolled in private-sector schools show better learning outcomes; Dawn …

The Kerala Model School
5 years, 5 months ago

The Kerala Model School

India Today  

The Niti Aayog's recent School Education Quality Index 2016-17, released on September 30, saw Kerala topping the category of large states with 82.2 percentage points followed by Tamil Nadu with 73.4 percentage points. MORE FROM INSIGHT | Why Uddhav Thackeray agreed to play second fiddle to Fadnavis Realising the gravity of the situation, in 2016 the new Left Democratic Front …

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 …

25 per cent of Class 8 students can't read: ASER
8 years, 2 months ago

25 per cent of Class 8 students can't read: ASER

India Today  

In order to learn about the education status across the nation, many NGOs have been conducting surveys round the year under government guidelines. Merits of the report: As per the ASER reports, out of the total number of schools which participated in the survey, the performance of government schools were better than the private schools In terms of performance, Maharashtra …

Technology the way forward for Indian education
9 years, 3 months ago

Technology the way forward for Indian education

Hindustan Times  

India’s education system is in a crisis. Alongside low student learning levels such as these, India also faces a shortage of 1.4 million teachers — meaning many children face even more difficult access to quality instruction. Personalised learning using adaptive tools and allowing teachers to differentiate instruction to meet varying student interests is the best way to think of the …

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