Early years & early grades .. Early learning
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Early years & early grades .. Early learning
Some thoughts from ASER & Pratham: Evidence & Experience
Background : ASER 2012
ASER 2012 in India (rural) 567 districts16166 villages (30 randomly sampled villages per district)14591 government schools with primary sections visited (A government primary school in a sampled village is also visited)
ASER is a household survey 331,881 households surveyed 596,846 children in age group 3 to 16 surveyed
ASER 2012 is facilitated by Pratham/ASER Centre teams.In each district a local institution or organization carries out ASER. Training, monitoring and recheck carried out by ASER teams.
Enrollment and schooling
Where are 3 and 4 year olds ?
Percentage of 3 and 4 year old children (rural) who are not in pre-school : ASER 2012
Selected states % 3 year olds % 4 year olds
Less than 10% Ker Ker, HP, CHH, MH, AP, TN, Kar
10-20% HP, CHH, MP, GJ, MH, Kar GJ, MP, PN, UTK, HR, AS, WB
20-30% UTK, AS, WB, JH, AP, TN J&K, BH, JH30-40% J&K, PN, HR, BH
More than 40% RJ (60%), UP (76%) RJ (50%), UP (59%)
RTE refers to the age group 6 to 14. When do children in India go to school ?
ASER 2012 Percentage of children age 5 who are already in school
Less than 40% Kar
40-50% UP
50-60% BH, WB, OD, MH, CHH
60-70% MP, GJ, TN, RJ, AS, JH, Ker
70% + J&K, HP, PN, HR, AP, UTK
Going to school “early
What are implications? Are schools “ready”? Are families “ready”?
More than half of all children age 5 are in school.
Teaching-learning
How old are children when they are in Std 1-2?
State Std Age 5 Age 6 Age 7 Age 8 Age 9 Age 10 Total
UP Std 1 23.9 32.6 21.1 12.5 100
UP Std 2 3.8 12.4 30.2 27.2 9.7 10.1 100
TN Std 1 39.5 52.7 100
TN Std 2 18.5 68.1 10.1 100
Age grade distributions vary considerably across states.What are the implications of a wide band of age distribution in a grade?
Glimpse from Std 2 across India
% Std 2 classes sitting with one or more other classes
States ASER 2009 ASER 2012All India 55.8 62.6
UP 50.1 64RJ 60.5 83.5BH 66.7 75.5GJ 76.8 85.1
MH 46.7 52
Multi-grade classrooms are increasing over time. What does this mean for teaching-learning in early grades? How are we preparing curriculum, materials, teachers for this situations.
Each year in ASER, a government school with primary sections is visited in each sampled village. Basic school observations are done. This data is from the school observation.
Number of small schools is rising each year
Percentage of small schools (enrollment < 60 children) rising.
All India (rural): 26.1% of all schools visited in 2009 were “small schools”. 32.1% of all schools visited in 2012 were “small schools”. Some examples : GJ : 36.1 (2009) to 43.1 (2012) MH: 29.7(2009) to 37.7(2012) RJ: 30.9 (2009) to 41.3 (2012) Kar: 75.0 (2009) to 84.5 (2012)
Basic reading and arithmetic – evidence for early grades and implications
“Steady state” till 2010. Declining trend visible since 2010.
If this is the current status – how can teaching-learning expectations and practices be built from this level onwards.
If foundations are not built well in early years, very little progress can be achieved later.
% Children in Std 2 who can:
All India: ASER (rural)
Read words or
more
Recognize numbers till 100
2008 55.2 522009 55.2 54.52010 55.8 53.22011 48.9 46.52012 43.8 44.5
Example : Std 2 class in a govt primary school in BKT block rural Lucknow district
Most children in this Std 2 class could not read words or sentences. However after a good gapshap, every child could express on paper the key elements of what they discussed on the content of the story so far. For more (See link to Siddharth file)
Example: Std 1 children create their own print-rich environment
This is a Std 1 class in a school in Maal block of Lucknow district.
Children are enjoying the use of the wall “green board” after playing lot of oral word games. In the game, children had to think of rhyming words and say them.
The teachers then invited the children to use the board and this is what the class began to do …….
Std 1 & 2 class together in a rural school in Sitamarhi district in Bihar
Example: Std 1 & 2: Reading aloud-listening & then expressing on paper
The story was read aloud, discussed and then immediately each child began to write and scribble and draw. Soon everyone had their own version of the story.
How to involve mothers and others in the family ?
Learnings from Purnia and Ajmer with mothers of children age 4 to 8. Intervention evaluated by JPAL
Example : Mothers and children
Twelfth Plan document & targets: Opportunity to define and set goals
STAGE 1 Std 1-2 : Overall Goal: Children should be able to read a short simple story, retell the story in their own words, and express their thoughts about it at home or in class. They should be able to attempt to write their own thoughts about the story, in a few sentences.
Learning targets need to be translated into clear measureable learning goals and clear pathways for action. What “works” to be worked out with evidence. Here are examples for language ........ STATES MUST DEFINE GOALS FOR the current school year for the Std 1-2 phase.
Improve learning outcomes that are measured, monitored and reported independently at all levels of school education with a special focus on ensuring that all children master basic reading and numeracy skills by class 2 …….
Twelfth Plan Targets
For more information :
www.asercentre.org www.pratham.org
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