{"id":290533,"date":"2024-04-13T19:17:50","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=290533"},"modified":"2024-04-13T19:17:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T13:47:50","slug":"aser-2023-report-for-better-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/aser-2023-report-for-better-education\/","title":{"rendered":"ASER 2023 Report for better education"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on ASER 2023 Report for better education<\/strong> has been created based on the article \u201cData for better education, a brighter future for students<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 13 April 2024.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2-<\/strong> Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources.<\/p>\n

Context <\/strong>– The Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2023 was released in mid-January this year. It has highlighted the foundational skill of 14\u201318-year-old students.<\/p>\n

What are the findings of the ASER 2023?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Reading abilities –<\/strong> The ASER 2023 Beyond Basics survey was carried out in 28 rural districts across 26 States of the country. The report highlighted that overall, 26% of 14\u201318-year-olds cannot read a standard two-level text in their regional language.<\/p>\n

2) School Enrollment<\/strong>-As per the findings of the report,57% of the 14\u201318-year-olds surveyed students, who do not have basic reading skills are enrolled in standard 10 or below. 28% of these children are not enrolled in school, college or a vocational institution.<\/p>\n

3) Fluency and comprehension<\/strong>-Of the children in standard eight who could not read standard two level text fluently in 2022, almost half could read a standard one level text (i.e., a simple paragraph). Recognizing letters or decoding simple words is not the major challenge most face.<\/p>\n

4) Access to reading material<\/strong>-ASER 2022, and later the State of Elementary Education in Rural India Report highlighted that only a small fraction of rural households has reading materials, other than school textbooks.<\/p>\n

5) Aspiration of students –<\/strong> The ASER team conducted focus group discussions with children of the 14-18 years old in 3 districts. More than 60% of the surveyed children want to obtain at least a college education, with a higher percentage of girls aspiring for a college education (65%) when compared to boys (59%).<\/p>\n

6) Vocational Education-<\/strong> In some places vocational education was looked down upon and perceived to be a last resort for those who couldn’t get white-collar jobs whereas in places like Solan in Himachal, it was taken with great enthusiasm due to introduction of relevant e vocational programs like tourism and hotel.<\/p>\n

What is the reason behind such poor performance of students?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Lack of foundational skills in the primary grades-<\/strong> As per ASER 2018 report, around 32% of standard seven and 27% of standard eight children could not read a standard two-level text. Thus, it becomes extremely difficult for the children to acquire foundational skills in later grades if they have not acquired it in their primary grades.<\/p>\n

2) Facing embarrassment<\/strong>-In 2022, nearly half of the kids in eighth grade who couldn’t read at a second-grade level could read at a first-grade level. Recognizing letters or decoding simple words is not the major challenge most face.However,they are often ridiculed and therefore, many of these children start to hate reading.<\/p>\n

3) Lack of connections<\/strong>– As per ASER, almost half of the surveyed 14\u201318-year-oldss who aspire to become a doctor or join the police department, do not have access to anyone working in that profession.<\/p>\n

Read more- On India\u2019s Public Education System<\/a><\/p>\n

What should be the way forward?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

1) Ending the shame<\/strong>-There is a need for guidance, practice, and lots of encouragement and motivation to children who are not able to read properly.They must not be ridiculed by anyone.<\/p>\n

2) Community libraries<\/strong>– They can create rich and vibrant spaces that can foster reading, creativity and critical thinking. They need to be managed effectively to rekindle an interest in reading.<\/p>\n

3) Leveraging Technology<\/strong>-There is a need to leverage digital technology to equip youth with the foundations of their aspired professions and bridge connections with relevant professionals. For ex-A student who wants to become nurse can undertake online foundational courses on nursing and related subjects.<\/p>\n

4) Utilizing data<\/strong>– Data provided by various surveys can provide crucial pointers for action. It can help in policy formulation and suggesting corrective actions.<\/p>\n

Question for practice<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are the findings of the ASER 2023? How can these finding help in taking corrective actions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on ASER 2023 Report for better education has been created based on the article \u201cData for better education, a brighter future for students\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 13 April 2024. UPSC Syllabus-GS Paper-2- Issues Relating to Development and Management of Social Sector\/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. Context – The Annual… Continue reading ASER 2023 Report for better education<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,8131,10498],"class_list":["post-290533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-social-issues","tag-the-hindu","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290533\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}