‘Make learning fun’: SED rolls out fresh guidelines to bridge classroom gaps

Srinagar, Nov 7: The J&K School Education Department (SED) has come up with the ‘suggestive guidelines’ for the teachers to be adopted in order to overcome the learning outcomes among the students in government schools.

The move comes amid the growing concern about the learning gaps among school children in govt schools up to the elementary level.

Over the years, different national surveys and other assessment reports have depicted poor performance of the students in government schools in terms of learning outcomes.

The students perform poorly during any assessment conducted directly by the government or other non-government organisations roped in by the SED to assess the performance of the students.

In the wake of this, J&K SED has outlined ‘suggestive guidelines’ to be implemented by the teachers to improve the learning outcomes of the students.

As per the guidelines, teachers have been asked to identify students’ learning gaps and plan remedial actions with the help of their colleagues.

“Teachers must use an integrated approach by linking similar lessons & learning outcomes from the current and previous years,” read the guidelines.

It reads that in subjects like Science, teachers should relate lessons to students’ real-life experiences to bridge the learning gaps. “Make learning fun through activities like storytelling, speeches, quizzes, group work and discussions,” it reads.

The teachers have been advised to use resources received from Samagra, SCERT and adopt DIKSHA, NISHTHA, TLMs worksheets and other online and offline material to enhance the learning outcomes.

“Teachers should teach grammar through real-life conversations to make it more practical and effective. Teachers must integrate lessons with similar learning outcomes to help students build listening, speaking, reading and writing skills,” it reads.

The teachers have been asked to use teaching aids like charts, maps, and globes available in schools to explain missed or related lessons.

“Teachers must combine two or more classes when needed to achieve the desired learning outcomes. Teachers should use videos to teach topics such as animals, festivals and other visual concepts,” it reads.

Concerning mathematics, teachers have been advised to teach concepts like numbers, measurements and geometry through daily life-based activities.

“The teachers must keep a record of students’ learning assessment data,” it reads.