Bengaluru: When the school is closed due to Covid-19 pandemic, how are children in Karnataka studies? According to the status of the annual education report recently released (Aser), 62% of children in this country are studied using traditional textbook methods, 44% of broadcasts and 34% online.
Surveys show that some children use more than one mode to learn.
Online classes don’t work well in Karnataka.
Only 34% were studied online – 41% in private schools and 32% in government schools.
The most successful online class is in Kerala where 91% learns online, followed by Himachal Pradesh (80%).
When the survey was conducted in September-October 2021, only 83% of students in schools and private schools in this country have their textbooks according to them.
This is the lowest in India at the time, while 98% of children in West Bengal and 97% in Kerala have their textbooks.
The worst performances after Karnataka is Uttarakhand (87%) and Bihar and Rajasthan (89%).
Nationally, 92% of students have a textbook at that time.
In the state, 72% of children have access to smartphones, said Edu reported the department now said the distribution of textbooks was 100% finished, according to Made Gowda, chairman of the Karnataka text community.
Tender for printing textbooks was called only in July and the delay was expected.
Nationally, one of the best performances by Karnataka came in the study broadcast.
There are lessons at Chandana TV and in radio programs for elementary school children, 44% of them follow this.
Other countries that have solid broadcast lessons are Gujarat, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The ASER report shows that even though smartphone ownership has increased in the past year, accessibility is a problem.
In Karnataka, of 72% of schools with access to smartphones, 36% have access all the time, 53% sometimes and 12% there is no access at all.
Access to smartphones in Karnataka last year was only 43% due to 72% this year.
About 50% of children who study online last year found it easier the following year.
Unlike in 2020, 2021 saw children receive more learning material.
While only 82% received material last year, this year has increased by 93% nationally.
About 28% of government school teachers visit children at home when schools are closed throughout the country.
Karnataka has introduced Vidyagama which with government school teachers to reach children near their neighborhood in small groups.
Private school children are more dependent on WhatsApp.
Aser 2021 was conducted in September-October 2021 when the school was reopened, among 1.92 lakh households and 11,545 schools through phone calls by Pratam, a NGO.