E S, Ramamurthy
(2013)
A new approach for
learning enhancement.
Learning Curve (21).
pp. 50-52.
Abstract
The state of primary education in Public Schools
gets regularly highlighted in the Annual Survey of
Education Reports (ASER) from time to time. Some
of the facts brought up in them are indeed
disturbing; to cite an example, in Karnataka as
many as 27% of the students in 7th Std are seen to
lack the ability to read fluently simple non-text
book content in own language. Of greater
concern is the fact that such skill gaps will, if
unaddressed at this stage, go on to become
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lifelong issues. Sikshana wanted to ensure that
no student leaves primary schooling without
acquiring the three basic skills - reading, writing
and expression in own language; as a part of
this, it focussed on fluency in reading as a first
step. Sikshana has come close to achieving this
goal using an innovative approach, which is the
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Sikshana realised that the shortfalls reported by
ASER are notwithstanding the fact that the
teachers in Public Schools are invariably well
equipped to handle them in terms of
qualifications and experience. Neither can it be
traced to the students' inherent abilities and
intelligence as, barring very few, most of them are
found to be bright enough not to fail on this score.
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