Government is quite right to target learning outcomes
The government’s new focus on learning outcomes is welcome. The battle to get all children to attend school has been won, with enrolments (नामांकन) at nearly 100%; the attention must now turn to what children learn at school. But this must not become a rush to amend (संशोधन करना) the Right to Education Act, a law that had support from across the political spectrum. For several years now, assessments (आकलन/मूल्यांकन) conducted by non-governmental and autonomous government organisations have revealed poor learning outcomes at government and private schools across the country.
But much of the blame lies outside the. Restoring Class 10 board examinations, reintroducing detention (the punishment of being kept in school after hours.) (अवरोध/रुकावट) in elementary classes and doing away with the system of continuous evaluation will not fix the problem. The bulk of the country’s schoolgoing population comprises first-generation learners and those whose parents speak only their mother tongue or dialect (प्रांतीय भाषा) . For this reason, teachers play an outsized role in the education of a child. The best way to improve learning is to ensure that teachers are enabled and empowered to go beyond the confines (सीमा) of the textbook in their classrooms.
Teachers need to be able to design the learning experience to suit the needs of the classroom such as using the language spoken by the students at home to teach, encouraging peer (समकक्ष/समान पदस्थ) learning. A crucial (महत्वपूर्ण) intervention (व्यवधान) is in the early years, both as improved nutritional intake and learning initiatives that will help improve cognitive (ज्ञान-संबंधी) skills central to improving learning outcomes. Changing demands of the economy, increased globalization, disruptive (हानिकारक) practices and technologies make it imperative (अनिवार्य) for the government to ensure that school education system empowers children so that they are not left behind.
Amend (verb)
Make changes for improvement. संशोधन करना
Synonyms: Modify, Rectify, Elevate, Reform
Example: The juvenile told the judge that he would amend his ways and contribute to the betterment of society.
Assessment (noun)
The action of assessing/evaluating someone or something. आकलन/मूल्यांकन
Synonyms: Evaluation, Judgment, Gauging, Rating, Estimation
Example: Wanting an assessment of her health, the woman contacted her doctor for an appointment.
Detention (noun)
The punishment of being kept in school after hours. The action of detaining someone or the state of being detained in official custody. अवरोध/रुकावट
Synonyms: Confinement, Internment, Captivity, Restraint
Example: Everyone should be enough liberal to make his choices irrespective of detentions.
Dialect (noun)
A particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group. प्रांतीय भाषा
Synonyms: Regional Language, Local Language, Local Tongue, Local Speech, Local Parlance
Example: To improve the standard of Dialects Assembly works should be done in these languages.
Confine (verb)
Keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits of. सीमित करना
Synonyms: Limit, Restrict, Restrain, Confine, Bound, Circumscribe
Example: A medical team has successfully confined the disease to one village.
Peer (noun)
One that is of equal standing with another. समकक्ष/समान पदस्थ
Synonyms: Companion, Coequal, Match
Example: Peer education with time is required to lift the level of students in Indian schools.
Crucial (adjective)
Of great importance. महत्वपूर्ण
Synonyms: Important, Vital, Deciding, Decisive, Key, Major
Example: If you want to conquer the game of golf, it is crucial that you master the art of the stroke.
Intervention (noun)
The action or process of intervening/interfering. व्यवधान
Synonyms: Interruption, Interference, Obstruction, Hindrance
Example: In mythological tales, the divine intervention of the gods is what usually changes a person’s fate.
Cognitive (adjective)
Relating to cognition/knowledge. ज्ञान-संबंधी
Synonyms: Perceptional, Intellectual, Cerebral
Example: The goal of the program is to help students improve their cognition by developing new practices to help them acquire knowledge easier.
Disruptive (adjective)
Causing or tending to cause disruption or troublesome. हानिकारक/बाधाकारी
Synonyms: Troublemaking, Troublesome, Disorderly, Undisciplined, Turbulent
Example: The Disruptions in the current educational structure is to maintain what has been announced at the time of elections.
Imperative (adjective)
Of vital importance; crucial. अनिवार्य/आत्यावश्यक
Synonyms: Vital, Crucial, Critical, Essential
Example: This spiritual dimension addresses the imperative for compassion among all peoples.
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