MUMBAI: Taking serious cognizance of the findings reported in Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 titled ‘Beyond Basics’, which highlighted the sorry state of affairs in school education, the state government has asked education authorities to monitor their progress on a regular basis. ASER report, which used Nanded district as a marker for the state, revealed that over 65% of students in the age group of 16 to 18 years could not solve basic arithmetic division tests, and over 45% could not read sentences in the English test.
In a government resolution passed on Wednesday, the school education department has directed heads of centres, which have around 8-10 schools under them, to conduct surprise visits in their subordinate schools.
The government also asked them to hold class-wise tests to check the comprehension of students, and wherever necessary, if the inspection report is unsatisfactory, recommend further training for teachers. If the director of education receives such recommendations, he should send the concerned teacher to the district education and training institute for further training. If it is observed that the educational quality of the students has not improved significantly despite the additional training, the education officer should submit a report to that effect to the director of education, mentioning the directives listed in the GR. Education authorities are asked to monitor these supervision activities and ensure a report is submitted every month.
In a government resolution passed on Wednesday, the school education department has directed heads of centres, which have around 8-10 schools under them, to conduct surprise visits in their subordinate schools.
The government also asked them to hold class-wise tests to check the comprehension of students, and wherever necessary, if the inspection report is unsatisfactory, recommend further training for teachers. If the director of education receives such recommendations, he should send the concerned teacher to the district education and training institute for further training. If it is observed that the educational quality of the students has not improved significantly despite the additional training, the education officer should submit a report to that effect to the director of education, mentioning the directives listed in the GR. Education authorities are asked to monitor these supervision activities and ensure a report is submitted every month.