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The Hindu
11 hours ago
- General
- The Hindu
Govt. aided schools fail to sustain results in higher classes: survey
State government and aided schools scored more than private and Central government schools in Class III, but could not sustain the lead in higher classes, the results of the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan have shown. PARAKh Sarvekshan, earlier known as National Achievement Survey, assessed the performance of 46,737 Class III, VI, and IX students in 1,899 schools across the 14 districts in the State. In Class III, State government schools and aided schools scored 78% in Language, which was not only higher than the national average but also than that scored by private and Central government schools (71%). In Mathematics too, the pattern was repeated with government and aided schools scoring 74% while private and Central government schools students scored 63% and 62%, respectively. By Class VI, Central government schools had turned the tables. They had the highest score of 80% in Language, with private schools scoring 77%, aided schools close behind at 76%, and government schools at 75%. In Mathematics too, Central government schools topped with a score of 66%, with the other three management types tied at 59%. In Class IX too, Central government schools performed better. In Language, they scored 82%, just slightly ahead of private schools with 81%. Government and aided schools were tied at 69%. In Mathematics, Central government schools with 52% did much better than private schools that scored 46%. Aided institutions were next with 43% and government schools scored 42%. Education officials said students currently in Class VI in State government and aided schools were severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, unlike students in Class III now. Class IX students were also affected to an extent, but their results had to be studied in detail. The result pattern in the State was similar to the all-India trend, they said. While girls in the State did better than boys across all three grades, students from rural schools did better than those in urban schools in Class III, scoring 76% and 75%, respectively, in Language and 71% and 68% in Mathematics. The situation changed by Class VI when urban students edged out rural students by 2 percentage points in Language, Mathematics, and 'The World Around Us.' In Class IX, urban students maintained the advantage on rural students, scoring 1 percentage point more in Mathematics, 2 percentage points more in Science and Social Science, and 4 percentage points more in Language.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Events like Pareeksha pe Charcha can't whitewash stark indices on state of education: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday highlighted a government survey that showed poor learning outcomes among school students and questioned the Prime Minister's flagship events such as Pareeksha pe Charcha and Exam Warriors. He said such buzzwords and self-publicity events cannot whitewash the stark indices depicting the real state of education in India and accused the government of apathy. "Buzz words and self-publicity events like 'Pareeksha pe Charcha' and 'Exam Warriors' cannot whitewash these STARK indices depicting the REAL state of education in India! Rank apathy leading to falling learning outcomes. Modi government remains apathetic to our future," Kharge wrote in an X post. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo In the post, the Congress chief also attached a video on the outcome of the survey -- Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 -- carried out by the Ministry of Education. The video claimed that the " national learning crisis is worse than the pre-Covid era" and pointed to failures in the foundation course, and widening learning gaps in the middle and secondary levels. Live Events "Education neglected," the video alleged, claiming that "Now we know the ill effects of reducing the education spending by half". The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan , formerly known as the National Achievement Survey, was conducted on December 4 last year, covering 21,15,022 students from both government and private schools in Grades 3, 6 and 9 across 74,229 schools in 781 districts, spanning 36 states and Union Territories. The survey found that only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order and only 58 per cent of them can perform addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. It found that only 53 per cent of Class 6 students could understand and visualise arithmetic operations and their correlations, knew addition and multiplication tables at least up to 10, and can apply the four basic operations on whole numbers to solve daily life problems. In Class 6, an additional subject, The World Around Us, which covers environment and society, was introduced alongside Language and Mathematics. Students scored lowest in Mathematics (46 per cent), while Language averaged 57 per cent and The World Around Us scored 49 per cent nationally. According to Ministry of Education officials, instances where less than 50 per cent of students were able to answer correctly indicated learning gaps.
New Indian Express
4 days ago
- Science
- New Indian Express
Students in Odisha surpass national average in learning levels, states PARAKH survey
BHUBANESWAR: Learning levels of school students in Odisha has exceeded the national average. Not only are they doing well at the foundational stage but also performing better in the higher grades. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan-2024 report published by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday has revealed that there has been significant improvement in learning levels of students in grades III, VI and IX in language, science, social science and mathematics subjects. The outcomes are above the national average in all the three grades, which are considered crucial stages in school learning. The PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan, formerly known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted by NCERT's National Assessment Centre on December 4 last year. It assessed the performance of 96,054 students in grades III, VI and IX spread throughout 3,839 schools (both government and private) in 30 districts. The report revealed that Odisha along with Punjab, Kerala, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan were consistently among the top-10 states throughout all three grades. In Class III, the average performance of students of the state in language and mathematics was one per cent (pc) higher than the national average which stood at 64 pc. Interestingly, students of government schools in this grade were at par with those in private schools as far as performance in both the subjects is concerned. Which means, students could identify words, their meanings, read stories and understand them, besides, carry out basic maths problems. At Class VI level, students have excelled in subjects like language, mathematics and 'The World Around Us'. Performance in language was 64 pc against national average of 57 pc, while it was 51 pc against the national average of 46 pc in maths, and in 'The World Around Us', the students scored 54 pc, four pc higher than the national average of 49 pc.
Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Goa students perform below national average in Class III in languages, math: Survey
Panaji: Goa students' performance was below the national average at the Class III level, with the state's children scoring an average of 56% in languages and 51% in mathematics, as against the national average of 64% and 60%, respectively, for these subjects. The 'Parakh Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024', conducted by the NCERT under the Union education ministry, however, showed that the performance of Goa students improved and was above the national average in higher classes — Class VI and IX. In the case of state schools, though, the Goa students consistently performed below the expected level in Classes III, VI, as well as IX. The survey was conducted by the NCERT to understand the performance of children in the development of competencies at the end of the foundational, the preparatory, and the middle stage, which is Classes III, VI and IX, respectively. At the Class III level in Goa, only 42% of students were found to be able to arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending and descending order. Nationally, this figure stood at 55%. In languages, 52% of students in Goa could read short stories and comprehend their meaning by identifying characters, storyline, and what the author wants to say on their own. This was significantly below the national average of 60% of students. At the Class III level in Goa, govt schools performed 11% below the national average in both language and mathematics. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 月 *만원대 '실비보험' 최적가 비교추천! "月 보험료 낮추고, 보장은 든든하게"... 굿리치 [등록번호:제2006038313호] 가격 받기 Undo Govt-aided schools were worse, performing below the national average, with students scoring 16% lower in language and 14% lower in mathematics. In private schools, students scored 4% higher in language and 3% lower in mathematics compared to the national average. But in Classes VI and IX, where the assessment was carried out, the performance of Goa students improved to above the national average. In the case of state-run schools in Goa, though, it remained lower than the national average for these classes too. In Class VI, in language, Goa students scored an average of 61%, higher than the national average of 57%. In mathematics, the Goa score stood at 47%, again an improvement on the national average of 46%. 'In state govt schools, students scored 11% lower in language, 10% lower in mathematics, and 13% lower in 'The World Around Us' than the national average. In govt-aided schools, students scored 8% higher in language, 4% higher in mathematics, and 5% higher in 'The World Around Us' than the national average. In private schools, students scored 22% higher in language and 'The World Around Us', and 15% higher in mathematics compared to the national average,' the report said, yet again pointing to poorer performance in state-run schools. Across the three grades, students in central govt schools in Goa did better than the national average across subjects.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Science
- Time of India
55% class 3 students can't order numbers, 46% class 6 students struggle with basic math tables, PARAKH survey reveals learning gaps
NEW DELHI: Only 55 per cent of Class 3 students can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while only 53 per cent of them in Class 6 know tables up to 10, a Ministry of Education (MoE) survey has found. The Performance Assessment, Review and Analysis of Knowledge for Holistic Development (PARAKH) Rashtriya Sarvekshan, formerly known as the National Achievement Survey (NAS), was conducted on December 4 last year, covering 21,15,022 students from both government and private schools in Grades 3, 6 and 9 across 74,229 schools in 781 districts, spanning 36 states and Union Territories (UTs). The survey said 1,15,022 children from the three grades were assessed and 2,70,424 teachers and school leaders responded through questionnaires. According to the report, only 55 per cent of students in Class 3 can arrange numbers up to 99 in ascending or descending order while 58 per cent of the students can perform addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers. In Class 6, only 53 per cent of students understand and visualise arithmetic operations and the relationships among them, know addition and multiplication tables at least up to 10 and apply the four basic operations on whole numbers to solve daily life problems. In Class 6, an additional subject 'The World Around Us', which covers environment and society, was introduced alongside Language and Mathematics. Students scored lowest in Mathematics (46 per cent), while Language averaged 57 per cent and The World Around Us scored 49 per cent nationally. According to MoE officials, instances where less than 50 per cent of students were able to answer correctly indicate learning gaps. "These learning gaps highlight the need for focused interventions to strengthen students' skills, refine instructional strategies, and provide additional learning support. Addressing these areas effectively will help improve overall student learning outcomes in the nation," an official said. In the case of Class 3, central government schools recorded the lowest performance in Mathematics. Similarly, in the case of Class 6, government-aided and state government schools showed weaker performance, especially in Mathematics. In Class 9, students from the Central Government schools performed the best across all subjects, with a clear lead in Language. Private schools followed in Science and Social Science but showed lower scores in Mathematics. State government and government-aided schools recorded similar outcomes, with the lowest performance observed in Mathematics. Language was the highest-scoring subject for all school types, while Mathematics consistently remained the weakest. A significant rural-urban divide was also observed. While Class 3 students in the rural areas performed better in both Mathematics and Language, children of Classes 6 and 9 in the urban areas outperformed their rural counterparts across all subjects. "Moving beyond the assessment itself, the next phase of this initiative is focused on enabling systemic action. To facilitate this, a comprehensive multi-level strategy has been planned to translate the findings of the PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 into meaningful actions," School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar said in the report. "This includes a phased dissemination of data through workshops at the national, regional, state, and district levels. These workshops will focus not only on understanding the survey results but also on preparing district-specific roadmaps, where roles and responsibilities are clearly defined," he added. PARAKH is tasked with framing assessment guidelines for all boards to help remove disparities in the scores of the students enrolled with different state boards. The NAS, which assesses the competencies developed by students in the third, fifth and eighth grades is conducted every three years. The last NAS was conducted in 2021. In language, girls performed slightly higher than boys in Class 3. Girls got an average score of 65 per cent while boys got a score of 63 per cent. Both girls and boys achieved the same score of 60 per cent in Mathematics. Notably, due to alignment with the NEP 2020 stages, only Grade 3 scores remain comparable across the three cycles of National Achievement Survey (now PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan) in 2017, 2021 and 2024 as it is the common grade assessed in all three cycles. Comparison of Grade 6 and 9 scores with Grade 5 and 8 scores from previous rounds of NAS is likely to result in spurious conclusions due to a change in the structure of the large-scale assessment. While the national average in 2024 lags slightly behind 2017 levels, many states and UTs have surpassed their past performances with an all-time high in 2024, demonstrating strong recovery and successful learning interventions. These include Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Ready to navigate global policies? Secure your overseas future. Get expert guidance now!
