Maths levels improving since pandemic but still below standard
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Maths levels improving since pandemic but still below standard

Dutch News  

Primary schoolchildren’s mathematical skills have recovered to pre-pandemic levels, but are still well short of the government’s target, according to latest figures. The Meijerink commission, a group of educational experts that set the attainment standards in 2009, said schools should aim to ensure 65% of pupils reached the higher level by the time they finished primary school. Children in special education fared even worse, with just 16% managing the basic level and only 2% able to perform more complex calculations. Matthijs van den Berg, director of knowledge at the education inspectorate, said the pandemic had had an impact on children’s learning level. We can see that they have caught up some of that.” Although the results were encouraging in terms of recovery from the pandemic, Van den Berg said they were still well short of the desired standards.

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Dutch primary schools kids' maths skills back to pre-pandemic levels: Inspectorate
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Dutch primary schools kids' maths skills back to pre-pandemic levels: Inspectorate

NL Times  

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1 year, 3 months ago

The math problem: Kids are still behind. How can schools catch them up?

Associated Press  

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Pandemic effect: High school students lagging compared to primary in Karnataka
1 year, 4 months ago

Pandemic effect: High school students lagging compared to primary in Karnataka

The Hindu  

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Re-imagine schooling to check learning loss
1 year, 11 months ago

Re-imagine schooling to check learning loss

Hindustan Times  

That the pandemic wreaked havoc on basic education was well known since the first few months of school closure, bolstered by reports and anecdotes. This was visible in most states and across genders; children’s basic arithmetic levels declined over 2018 levels for most grades. The non-governmental report resumed its physical nationwide survey after a gap of four years, reaching 19,060 …

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3 years, 4 months ago

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News 18  

Shutting down schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus pandemic has lead to lead to increased dropouts and huge gaps in learning levels. An Azim Premji Foundation survey of over 16,000 students in primary schools found an alarming dip in language skills and math skills — 92 per cent of the children have lost at least one language ability, …

Primary education pupils often struggling to reach target level in arithmetic
3 years, 8 months ago

Primary education pupils often struggling to reach target level in arithmetic

NL Times  

Before the coronavirus crisis, far too few pupils in the Netherlands reached the target level for arithmetic by the end of their primary education, the education inspectorate concluded in their report, Peil Rekenen en Wiskunde. Level 1S is the target level for primary school students. Only a third of students achieve level 1S for arithmetic mathematics, and in special primary …

92% lose foundational ability in language due to Covid-19 school closures, 82% in maths: Study
3 years, 10 months ago

92% lose foundational ability in language due to Covid-19 school closures, 82% in maths: Study

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic has had a harsh impact on education because of around 10 months of school closures. This loss of learning comprises both the loss of regular curricular learning that children would have acquired if schools remained open, as also students ‘forgetting’ abilities learnt in the previous class. This study, undertaken in January 2021, reveals the extent and nature …

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