More than 50% of students in Andhra Pradesh do not have facilities for e-learning in their homes, and 90% of school children suffer from anxiety and fear during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey conducted by the National Achievement Survey (NAS) Is. Ministry of Education.
The survey was conducted across the country. 3. Opinions were collected from about 59,225 students of third5 th8 th and 10 th As part of the NAS-2021 survey, working classrooms and 8,450 teachers in over 2,000 schools in Andhra Pradesh were interviewed.
The survey focused on students’ performance in various subjects, digital facilities in homes and schools, support from parents, medium of instruction, stress and anxiety students during the coronavirus pandemic, awareness on the virus among students and other topics.
performance degradation
The survey revealed a decline in the performance of students in languages, maths, science and social studies subjects in Andhra Pradesh as compared to the national average. Children living in urban and rural areas were badly affected during the pandemic. The report said that around 95% of the students in the state expressed their desire to attend classes in person.
Andhra Pradesh School Education said, “NAS survey has revealed facts about COVID-19, pedagogy, learning skills of students and changes to be made before the education system, students, teachers, parents and education institutions.” Member of the Regulatory and Monitoring Commission (APSERMC) B Eshvaraiah.
As per NAS Survey 2021, students of primary classes were lagging behind in Andhra Pradesh as compared to their counterparts in NAS Survey-2017. Another member of the commission, CAV Prasad, said the report would help in achieving the goals envisaged in the National Education Policy (NEP)-2020.
Poor facilities in tribal areas
“The situation in tribal settlements is bad. Many students in Andhra Pradesh do not have the facility of online classes. Some villages are still facing the problem of electricity. The students do not have internet, computers and mobile phones,” said Mr Prasad, who had recently visited some tribal settlements.
The NAS survey will help in evaluating the progress, learning ability, education system of children at village and district level and will guide policy makers, education planners and researchers.
Based on the survey report, the in-service training inputs for the development of academic skills of teachers conducted by Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) should be taken seriously. Teachers should come forward for implementation in real classroom situation as 95% of students have expressed willingness to attend classes in NAS survey,” said Mr. Prasad.