National Council of Educational Research and Training National Achievement Survey: Class VIII Tamil Nadu
National Council of Educational Research and Training
National Achievement Survey: Class VIII
Tamil Nadu
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How to use this reportThis report shows results from the National Achievement Surveys (NAS) for Class VIII students in Tamil Nadu for reading comprehension, mathematics, science and social science.
The contents are as follows:
Page 3 … Schools and students: Tamil Nadu-National in %
Page 4 … Tamil Nadu Results
Page 5 … Results by gender and urban/rural students
Page 6 … Results by social category
The NAS provides information about the knowledge and abilities of students in government and government-aided elementary schools. These are based on tests of students of Classes III, V and VIII. The NAS are conducted under the Government’s flagship programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which has been successful in ensuring greater access, equity and quality in elementary education.
Test scores in the report are presented on a scale from 0 and 500. The national average was set to 250 and the standard deviation was set to 50. This means about 70% of students could potentially score between 200 and 300, and 95% of students could score between 150 and 350.
NAS is not a test for each individual student or school. NAS results are based on carefully selected samples of students, further weighted by population to be generalised to the individual state. The ‘Standard Error’ is an estimate of the likely variation that may occur. For example if the average language score for students in a State was 247 with an estimated standard error of about 2.1 scale point, then the ‘true’ value of the State’s average language score lies on the range of 244.9 to 249.1.
If you want to look into these results in more depth please refer to the individual state report produced separately or the national report.
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Schools and students: Tamil Nadu-National in %
52
76 76 67 64
48
Tamil Nadu
47 53
National average
GenderBoys Girls
35 65
Tamil Nadu
22 78
3 29 50 18
National average
AreaUrban Rural
Tamil Nadu National average
Assigned homework every day
Tamil Nadu National average
Social category
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
13 23 38 26
18 51 26 1 1
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Andhra Pradesh National average
School management
16
11* 73* 3 5* 8*
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
74 6 4 2 13
29 30 25
Tamil Nadu National average
Pupil-teacher ratio
13 65 9 13
Nagaland National average
Books at home
Nagaland National average
Parental education
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary26 36 26 8 5
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
20 64 7 9
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
Nagaland National average
Private tuitionHave Do not have
18 82 35 65
Mathematics Science Social Science
ReadingComprehension
63 65 54 51
Mathematics Science Social Science Fewer
than 2020 to 30 30 to 40 More
than 40
29 26 16 29
Fewerthan 20
20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40
ReadingComprehension
52
76 76 67 64
48
Tamil Nadu
47 53
National average
GenderBoys Girls
35 65
Tamil Nadu
22 78
3 29 50 18
National average
AreaUrban Rural
Tamil Nadu National average
Assigned homework every day
Tamil Nadu National average
Social category
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
13 23 38 26
18 51 26 1 1
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Andhra Pradesh National average
School management
16
11* 73* 3 5* 8*
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
74 6 4 2 13
29 30 25
Tamil Nadu National average
Pupil-teacher ratio
13 65 9 13
Nagaland National average
Books at home
Nagaland National average
Parental education
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary26 36 26 8 5
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
20 64 7 9
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
Nagaland National average
Private tuitionHave Do not have
18 82 35 65
Mathematics Science Social Science
ReadingComprehension
63 65 54 51
Mathematics Science Social Science Fewer
than 2020 to 30 30 to 40 More
than 40
29 26 16 29
Fewerthan 20
20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40
ReadingComprehension
45
70* 76* 59 59*
55
Karnataka
47 53
National average
GenderBoys Girls
22 78
Karnataka
22 78
14 26 35 25
National average
AreaUrban Rural
Andhra Pradesh National average
Assigned homework every day
Karnataka National average
Social category
Sch
edu
led
Tri
be
Sch
edu
led
Cas
te
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Sta
te G
ove
rnm
ent
Zila
Par
ish
ad
Lo
cal B
od
y M
un
icip
al C
om
mit
tee
Trib
al S
oci
al D
epar
tmen
t
Go
vern
men
t Aid
ed
13 23 38 26
19 43 29 7 3
Sch
edu
led
Tri
be
Sch
edu
led
Cas
te
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Andhra Pradesh National average
School management
44*
11* 73* 3 5* 8*
Sta
te G
ove
rnm
ent
Zila
Par
ish
ad
Lo
cal B
od
y M
un
icip
al C
om
mit
tee
Trib
al S
oci
al D
epar
tmen
t
Go
vern
men
t Aid
ed
74 6 4 2 13
42* 9* 4*
Andhra Pradesh National average
Pupil-teacher ratio
35 57 4 3
Tamil Nadu National average
Books at home
Tamil Nadu National average
Parental education
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary26 36 26 8 5
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary
No
bo
oks
1 - 10 bo
oks
11 - 25 bo
oks
Mo
re than
25
20 64 7 9
No
bo
oks
1 - 10 bo
oks
11 - 25 bo
oks
Mo
re than
25
Tamil Nadu National average
Private tuitionHave Do not have
22 78 35 65
Mathematics Science Social Science
Language
63 65 54 51
Mathematics Science Social Science Fewer
than 2020 to 30 30 to 40 More
than 40
29 26 16 29
Fewerthan 20
20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40
Language
Participation
Home Factors
School Factors
52
76 76 67 64
48
Tamil Nadu
47 53
National average
GenderBoys Girls
35 65
Tamil Nadu
22 78
3 29 50 18
National average
AreaUrban Rural
Tamil Nadu National average
Assigned homework every day
Tamil Nadu National average
Social category
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
13 23 38 26
18 51 26 1 1
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
Sche
dule
d C
aste
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss
Oth
er
Andhra Pradesh National average
School management
16
11* 73* 3 5* 8*
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t
Zila
Par
isha
d
Loca
l Bod
y M
unic
ipal
Com
mitt
ee
Trib
al S
ocia
l Dep
artm
ent
Gov
ernm
ent A
ided
74 6 4 2 13
29 30 25
Tamil Nadu National average
Pupil-teacher ratio
13 65 9 13
Nagaland National average
Books at home
Nagaland National average
Parental education
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary26 36 26 8 5
Degree and
above
Higher Secondary
Illiterate Primary Secondary
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
20 64 7 9
No books
1 - 10 books11 - 25 books
More than 25
Nagaland National average
Private tuitionHave Do not have
18 82 35 65
Mathematics Science Social Science
ReadingComprehension
63 65 54 51
Mathematics Science Social Science Fewer
than 2020 to 30 30 to 40 More
than 40
29 26 16 29
Fewerthan 20
20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40
ReadingComprehension
4
242 246234 231 236 238
Boys and GirlsAndhra Pradesh in comparison
Language Mathematics Science
234 231
Social Science
Reading comprehension
Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Urban and Rural
243 244231 233 237237 233230
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Tribe, Caste and Class
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
236
Sche
dule
d C
aste
242
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss 2
46
Oth
er 2
49
Oth
er 2
33
Oth
er 2
38
Oth
er 2
35
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
228
Sche
dule
d C
aste
230
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss 2
35
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
234
Sche
dule
d C
aste
237
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss 2
39
Sche
dule
d Tr
ibe
227
Sche
dule
d C
aste
233
Oth
er B
ackw
ard
Cla
ss 2
34
Parental education 2
50 250
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
242 246 234 231 236 238
Boys and Girls
Language Mathematics Science
234 231
Social Science
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Degree and above
268253251245237
249235234233229
243241239237234
241241236236228
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
268
253
237
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Hig
her s
econ
dary
251
Prim
ary 245
Seco
ndar
y
Illite
rate
249
229
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
233
Seco
ndar
y
235
Prim
ary
234
Hig
her s
econ
dary
243234
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
239
Seco
ndar
y
241
Prim
ary
237
Hig
her s
econ
dary
228241
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
236
Seco
ndar
y
236
Prim
ary
241
Hig
her s
econ
dary
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
241Significantly below national average of
247
229Significantly below national average of
245
237Significantly below national average of
251
228Significantly below national average of
247
Tamil Nadu Results
Lowest and Highest Student Achievement (percentile score)
‘Low-scoring students’ are those that scored at and lesser than 10% percentile score. ‘High-scoring students’ are those that scored at and better than 90% percentile score.
Reading comprehensionLowest
scoring students:Highest
scoring students:
190National average
310National average
179Tamil Nadu
314Tamil Nadu
MathematicsLowest
scoring students:Highest
scoring students:
201National average
304National average
181Tamil Nadu
274Tamil Nadu
ScienceLowest
scoring students:Highest
scoring students:
199National average
316National average
180Tamil Nadu
296Tamil Nadu
Social ScienceLowest
scoring students:Highest
scoring students:
194National average
309National average
175Tamil Nadu
278Tamil Nadu
10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
10th 25th 50th 75th 90th 10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
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The following pages compare scores of different groups of students in Tamil Nadu, for each subject. The scores are compared with the national average (given in brackets).
237(246)
246(249) 227
(246)
232(245)
236(252)
239(251) 225
(247)
Boys and GirlsAndhra Pradesh in comparison
244 237232 232
State rank: 20/33
State rank: 26/33
State rank: 29/33
State rank: 30/33
Readingcomprehension
Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Urban and Rural
243*
(252)244*
(247)
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Tribe, Caste and Class
236*
(243
)
242*
(244
)
246*
(249
)
249*
(254
)
233*
(246
)
238*
(254
)
235*
(251
)
223*
(245
)
230*
(243
)
235*
(246
)
234*
(248
)
237*
(250
)
239*
(252
)
227*
(244
)
233*
(245
)
234*
(251
)
Parental education
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250 25
0
242 246 234 231 236 238
Boys and Girls
Language Mathematics Science
234 231
Social Science
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Degree and above
268253251245237
249235234233229
243241239237234
241241236236228
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
268
253
237
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Hig
her s
econ
dary
251
Prim
ary 245
Seco
ndar
y
Illite
rate
249
229
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
233
Seco
ndar
y
235
Prim
ary
234
Hig
her s
econ
dary
243234
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
239
Seco
ndar
y
241
Prim
ary
237
Hig
her s
econ
dary
228241
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
236
Seco
ndar
y
236
Prim
ary
241
Hig
her s
econ
dary
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Below national average Below national average Below national average Below national average
231*
(241)233*
(246)237*
(249)237*
(252) 230*
(245)233*
(248)
230(248)
Scores for boys and girls in each subject
242*
(246)246*
(249)234*
(246)231*
(245)236*
(252) 238*
(251)234*
(247) 231*
(248)
Boys and GirlsAndhra Pradesh in comparison
244 237232 232
State rank: 20/33
State rank: 26/33
State rank: 29/33
State rank: 30/33
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Urban and Rural
247(252)
238(247)
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Tribe, Caste and Class
236*
(243
)
242*
(244
)
246*
(249
)
249*
(254
)
233*
(246
)
238*
(254
)
235*
(251
)
223*
(245
)
230*
(243
)
235*
(246
)
234*
(248
)
237*
(250
)
239*
(252
)
227*
(244
)
233*
(245
)
234*
(251
)
Parental education
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
242 246 234 231 236 238
Boys and Girls
Language Mathematics Science
234 231
Social Science
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250 25
0
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Degree and above
268253251245237
249235234233229
243241239237234
241241236236228
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
268
253
237
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Hig
her s
econ
dary
251
Prim
ary 245
Seco
ndar
y
Illite
rate
249
229
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
233
Seco
ndar
y
235
Prim
ary
234
Hig
her s
econ
dary
243234
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
239
Seco
ndar
y
241
Prim
ary
237
Hig
her s
econ
dary
228241
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
236
Seco
ndar
y
236
Prim
ary
241
Hig
her s
econ
dary
Readingcomprehension
Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Below national average Below national average Below national average Below national average228(241)
230(246)
239(249)
236(252)
228(245)
227(248)
Urb
an
Urb
an
Urb
an
Urb
an
Scores for urban and rural students
6
242*
(246)246*
(249)234*
(246)231*
(245)236*
(252) 238*
(251)234*
(247) 231*
(248)
Boys and GirlsAndhra Pradesh in comparison
244 237232 232
State rank: 20/33
State rank: 26/33
State rank: 29/33
State rank: 30/33
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Urban and Rural
243*
(252)244*
(247)
Readingcomprehension
Mathematics Science Social Science
Tribe, Caste and Class
224
(243
) Sch
edule
d Trib
e
237
(244
) Sch
edule
d Cas
te
244
(249
) Othe
r Bac
kwar
d Clas
s
243
(254
) Othe
r
231
(246
) Othe
r
243
(254
) Othe
r
229
(251
) Othe
r
228
(245
) Sch
edule
d Trib
e
226
(243
) Sch
edule
d Cas
te
231
(246
) Othe
r Bac
kwar
d Clas
s
232
(248
) Sch
edule
d Trib
e
234
(250
) Sch
edule
d Cas
te
238
(252
) Othe
r Bac
kwar
d Clas
s
226
(244
) Sch
edule
d Trib
e
223
(245
) Sch
edule
d Cas
te
230
(251
) Othe
r Bac
kwar
d Clas
s
Parental education
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
242 246 234 231 236 238
Boys and Girls
Language Mathematics Science
234 231
Social Science
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
250
Scal
e av
erag
e
250 25
0
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Degree and above
268253251245237
249235234233229
243241239237234
241241236236228
250
Nat
iona
l ave
rage
268
253
237
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Hig
her s
econ
dary
251
Prim
ary 245
Seco
ndar
y
Illite
rate
249
229
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
233
Seco
ndar
y
235
Prim
ary
234
Hig
her s
econ
dary
243234
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
239
Seco
ndar
y
241
Prim
ary
237
Hig
her s
econ
dary
228241
Deg
ree
and
abov
e
Illite
rate
236
Seco
ndar
y
236
Prim
ary
241
Hig
her s
econ
dary
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Language Mathematics Science Social Science
Below national average Below national average Below national average Below national average
231*
(241)233*
(246)237*
(249)237*
(252) 230*
(245)233*
(248)
Scores by social category
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Tamil Nadu
Population+ 72138958
Literacy Rate+ 83.33
Source : + Source: Census of India 2011, Provisional Population Totals
Examinations
An examination is a formal test of an individual student’s knowledge or proficiency in a subject on the curriculum. The results of examinations apply to individual students, enabling them to progress through school or apply for further education or employment. Taken together, examination results provide an overall snapshot of students’ performance at the end of a school year or course of learning. Examination results do not indicate the reasons behind high or low achievement of students.
Assessment Surveys
Assessment Surveys provide a measure of learning across a representative sample of students. They allow classification of students at a specific grade level by their ability (what students know and can do) in different subjects on the curriculum. National Assessment Surveys provide a “Health Check” to the education system by analysing achievement based on a range of background factors (school, home, teachers). They potentially enable policy makers and practitioners to address the challenges to enhance student learning.
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