Can Phone Assessments Generate Reliable Student Learning Data?
Good data is a pre-requisite for decision-making by governments. Huge volumes of data are generated by the government on a daily basis. But is the generated data reliable? A study…
Assessment Reforms in Bihar: In Conversation with Shri Sajjan R, IAS (Director, SCERT, Bihar)
In an interview with CSF, Shri Sajjan R, (Director of SCERT, Bihar), deliberates on how Bihar envisions the role of SCERT for assessments going forward, including the recently concluded baseline…
Implementation of a Large-scale Assessment in Telangana: Learnings from the Field
Foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) skills are the most important building blocks for a child to thrive in and navigate today’s world. The existence of alarming learning gaps, especially post-pandemic…
Back to Base: Insights and Learnings from the FLN Baseline Study in Bihar
Schools have reopened, children are back in schools and there is a growing sense of optimism around. This, however, does not mean that we go back to business as usual.…
Let’s ‘Start at the Very Beginning’: Rukmini Banerji on the Need to Focus on FLN in 2022-23
The last two years of school education have been punctuated by repeated school closures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Consequences range from rising inequality in accessing education, to learning loss,…
Understanding and Solving India’s Foundational Learning Crisis
India has the largest school education system in the world with 25 crore children enrolled in 15 lakh schools. We have achieved near universal enrollment of children at the primary…
Ensuring ‘Mission Aadhar’ Equips Children in Bihar with FLN Skills
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Education launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat. A national mission, NIPUN Bharat aims to achieve universal…
How to Achieve Universal Acquisition of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy by 2026-27 as Envisioned by NIPUN Bharat
Earlier this month, the Ministry of Education launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat. A national mission, NIPUN Bharat aims to achieve universal…
‘Uttar Pradesh, Prerak Pradesh’: The Use of Teacher Learning Material to achieve Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
Uttar Pradesh, under its Mission Prerna program is working towards improving the quality of education in its 1.5 lakh primary schools. The state aims to achieve universal Foundational Literacy and…
Demystifying the Science of Teaching: A ‘Structured Pedagogy’ Approach to Improving Foundational Learning
Teachers play the most critical role in helping children learn meaningfully. Decades of research[1] has found that an effective teacher can boost children’s learning by 1.5 grade level equivalents, while a…