PM’s 'Parekhsha Pe Charcha' Event Shows A Way Forward: Dir SCERT

It should be regarded as an antidote to an excess of academic stress: Prof Veena Pandita

By Farooq Shah

JAMMU- Lauding the Prime Minister Narender Modi’s much awaited “Parekhsha Pe Charcha” 2022 program, The Director State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, Prof Veena Pandita, Friday, described the event as a “watershed” moment in the education history of the country.

PM Modi, in its fifth edition of the program held at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi, interacted with students, parents and teachers from all over the country and talked about pre-exam issues, such as preparation methods and managing stress.

Prof Pandita along with Joint Director, Surinder Kumar and other faculty members watched the event at the Conference Hall of the Division Office of the SCERT at Rehari, Jammu. Besides, the faculty members of all the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) watched the program at their respective offices.

“In today’s highly competitive world, while students are beset with various academic problems, the PM’s message to the students with regard to dealing with academic stress is a way forward for all of us,” Prof Pandita said.

The PM’s message, she said, is an antidote to an excess of academic stress that otherwise can lead to adverse effects.

Meanwhile, JD Surinder Kumar apprised the Director of the many different training programs for teachers with regard to the stress management among the young students.

Director School Education, Jammu, Dr Ravi Shankar JKAS, informed that over two lakh eighty five thousand students and twenty-eight thousand teachers and guardians from all the districts of the Jammu Division including those in the remotest parts watched the event.

“In the light of the ensuing examinations, Board and competitive as well, the PM’s address to the students is highly timely and assumes greater significance,” Dr Shankar said. “It will go a long way in instilling self confidence among the students whose examinations and other tests are just round the corner.”

The event was very well received in Kashmir Division also with a record number of students, teachers, parents and other stakeholders listening to the Prime Minister’s address. Elaborate arrangements to watch the live event were made well in advance at all the schools across the valley including the institutions like SCERT and DIETs.

Joint Director SCERT, Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat, while hailing the PM’s address to the students, said his message of urging parents and teachers not to force their choices upon their children shall go a long way in relieving the stress among the students.

“The PM rightly pointed out that every child is blessed with something extraordinary that parents and teachers fail to pick up at times,” Bhat said.

Pariksha Pe Charcha is an annual event in which the Prime Minister responds to questions related to examination stress and related areas posed by students in his uniquely engaging style in a live program. The first three editions of the PPC were held in Delhi in an interactive town-hall format. The fourth edition was held online on April 7 last year.

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NCERT’s First-Of-Its-Kind FLN Survey Concludes

1008 students from 112 schools across J&K UT participate in the survey

By Farooq Shah

SRINAGAR- The 3-day countrywide Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) survey initiated by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, Friday concluded with some 1008 grade-3 students from 112 schools in all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir taking part in the survey.

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, which had been tasked with the conducting the survey had made all the necessary arrangements while roping in field investigators (FI) and District Coordinators (DC) from all the 20 District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET).

The Joint Directors of the SCERT at both Jammu and Kashmir divisions besides supervising the survey had constituted teams of observers that travelled far and wide and across the length and breadth of the Union Territory to ensure that the survey took place as per the guidelines provided by the NCERT.
“It was a humongous task however the dedication and the commitment of the teams made it relatively easy,” Deepak Sharma, who is the coordinator for FLN, NAS, said. “The rigorous training imparted by the SCERT to the FIs, DCs and Observers came handy who performed their tasks highly professionally.”

His Kashmir counterpart, G H Reshi, echoed Sharma’s views and expressed his satisfaction over the smooth conduct of the survey.

“In a run-up to the survey, the Educational Research Survey and Assessment (ERSA) Wings of the SCERT, at both the Divisions, had conducted orientation programs to train the FIs and DCs,” Reshi said. “Experts, who had prior experience in sampling techniques, were roped in for the purpose.”

Earlier Director SCERT, Prof Veena Pandita, while enumerating the aims and objectives of the survey, said that every grade-3 child, as per the NIPUN Bharat Mission, must attain foundational literacy and numeracy by 2026-27.

“Foundational learning comprises integrated and holistic development of a child that ensures children maintain good health and wellbeing besides learning effective communicative skills,” Prof Pandita said. “The study shall provide a first-hand understanding of the learning levels of the students at the foundational learning stage at the end of Grade 3.”

The study, Prof Pandita said, is the first of its kind in the world as it aims to set up benchmarks for reading with comprehension in 22 Indian languages.

As per a Ministry of Education communiqué approximately one hundred thousand students from 10,000 schools participated in the survey.

“The objective of the survey is to conduct a large-scale assessment of the foundational learning of grade 3 students to establish a baseline for the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat mission, “said a statement from the Ministry.

The study, the statement added, will help in establishing reading proficiency benchmarks for fluency with comprehension for each of the languages being assessed under the study and provide the data for sustainable development goals (SDG 4.1.1.), covering aspects of foundational literacy and numeracy.

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190 Grade-3 students from 22 schools in Kashmir Division participated in FLN survey on Day-2

 

Day-2 of the NCERT's FLN 2022 Survey:
Some 190 Grade-3 students from 22 schools in Kashmir Division participated in the NCERT FLN Survey 2022.

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1. Field Investigator, Jamsheed Arif, assessing a student at Public High School, Watlar, Ganderbal.

2. Field Investigator, Ajaz Ahmad War, assessing a student at Public High School, Watlar, Ganderbal.3. Field Investigator, Mohammad Sharif Bhat, assessing a student at Public High School, Watlar, Ganderbal.

4. Field Investigator, Javed Ahmad, assessing a student at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Zevan, Srinagar.

5. Field Investigator, Javed Ahmad, assessing a student at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Zevan, Srinagar in presence of Joint Director, SCERT, Shams-ud-din Bhat and Principal DIET Srinagar, Tahira Pandit.

6. Field Investigator, Showkat Ahmad, assessing a student at assessing a student at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Zevan, Srinagar in presence of Mudasir Gilkar, PA to JD SCERT, Kashmir Division.

7. Joint Director, SCERT, Shams-ud-din Bhat, Principal DIET Srinagar, Tahira Hilali, PA to JD SCERT, KD, Mudasir Gilkar posing for a group photo at Kendriya Vidhyalaya, Zevan, Srinagar.

8. Field Investigator, Muzamil Ashraf, assessing a student at Muslim Public School, Rambagh Srinagar.

9.Field Investigator, Mohammad Amin, assessing a student at Muslim Public School, Rambagh Srinagar.

10. Joint Director, SCERT, Shams-ud-din Bhat, checking the documents before the survey at Muslim Public School, Rambagh Srinagar.

11.Joint Director, SCERT, Shams-ud-din Bhat, checking the documents before the survey at Muslim Public School, Rambagh Srinagar.

478 Grade-3 J&K Students Participate in NCERT’s FLN Survey

SCERT tasked with the survey ensures smooth conduct of the survey in all the 20 districts

Farooq Shah

 

SRINAGAR: Around 478 grade-3 students of 62 schools from all the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday participated in a 3-day countrywide Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) survey initiated by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi.

 

The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), J&K, has been tasked with the survey which is aimed at assessing the students primarily to gauge their communication and numeracy skills.

“Under NIPUN Bharat Mission, the Ministry of School Education & Literacy, Government of India, mandates that every grade-3 child has attained foundational literacy and numeracy by 2026-27,” Director SCERT, Prof Veena Pandita said. “Foundational learning comprises integrated and holistic development of a child that ensures children maintained good health and wellbeing besides learning effective communicative skills.”

 

Joint Director, SCERT, Shams-ud-din Bhat, while underlining the importance of holding the survey said the government has initiated multiple interventions for achieving the objective of NIPUN Bharat Mission.

 

“These include NIPUN Bharat’s prospective plan spanning five years for contextualization of material, adaptation of Vidya Pravesh module,” Bhat said. “Capacity building of all the stakeholders, preparation of supplementary material for FLN, training of Zonal Education Officers (ZEO), Head of the Institutions (HoI), Resource Persons (RP) and Teachers are some important areas being looked after.”

 

In a run-up to the survey, the Educational Research Survey and Assessment (ERSA) Wing of the SCERT had conducted a four-day orientation program comprising a dry run.

 
Giving details of the survey, Academic Officer, G H Reshi, who is also the coordinator for FLN, NAS, said the SCERT had developed multiple items on areas like phonological awareness, decoding, reading and comprehension, numbers and operation, measurement, patterns and data handling.

 

“The students participating in the survey are being assessed for these skills only so as to have a clearer picture of their understanding of the immediate environment they are interacting with,” Reshi said.

 

The study, Reshi said, is being conducted in 112 Schools of J&K UT including private schools, Jawahar Nav Vidyalayas, Kendriya Vidyalayas.

 

According to the Ministry of Education sources, the FLN is the first of its kind in the world that aims to set up benchmarks for reading with comprehension in Indian languages.

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Around 478 students from J&K of Grade 3 participated in the FLN survey on day-1

Some 478  students from J&K participated in the FLN survey on the first day. The survey has been initiated by the NCERT, New Delhi. 

3-Day FLN Survey Kickstarts in all the 20 districts of J&K UT

 The 3-Day countrywide FLN NCERT Survey kickstarted in all the 20 districts of the J&K UT. In Kashmir Division, the SCERT had dispatched its teams to all the districts with Joint Director, Shams-ud-din Bhat spearheading the process.   

Joint Director SCERT Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat,Chief Education Officer Anantnag, HOD DIET Anantnag, Senior lecturer at DIET Anantnag, Ajaz Hakeem at Lotus Private School, Bulbul Nowgam (Brakpora) Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: SCERT Kashmir and DIET Anantnag team at Smart Mission School, Gasipur Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Field Investigator (FI), Mohammad Younis Malik surveying a student at Smart Mission School, Gasipur Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Zonal Resource Person (ZRP) Peer Muzaffar of Shangas Anantnag and District Resource Person (DRP) Mr Ashok at Lotus Private School, Bulbul Nowgam (Brakpora) Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Senior Lecturer DIET Anantnag, Ajaz Hakeem with Zonal Resource Person (ZRP) Peer Muzaffar of Shangas Anantnag and District Resource Person (DRP) Mr Ashok at Lotus Private School, Bulbul Nowgam (Brakpora) Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Zonal Resource Person (ZRP) Peer Muzaffar of Shangas Anantnag and District Resource Person (DRP) Mr Ashok at Lotus Private School, Bulbul Nowgam (Brakpora) Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Joint Director SCERT Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat and Chief Education Officer Anantnag, at Lotus Private School, Bulbul Nowgam (Brakpora) Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Joint Director SCERT Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat and Chief Education Officer Anantnag and Senior lecturer Hakeem Ajaz at Valley International School,  Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Joint Director SCERT Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat and Chief Education Officer Anantnag  at Valley International School,  Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

FLS 2022: Joint Director SCERT Kashmir, Shams-ud-din Bhat and Senior lecturer G H Reshi at Valley International School,  Anantnag. Photo Farooq Shah, SCERT

5-Day NIPUN Bharat Workshop at SCERT, Srinagar

A five-day NIPUN Bharat Mission or National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy kickstarted at the Srinagar Division office at Bemina. NIPUN Bharat is Ministry of Education, GOI, initiative included in the National Education Policy 2020. This scheme ensures that every child in India gains foundational numeracy and literacy by the end of Grade 3.

J&K Coordinator, State Leadership Academy, Dr Fayaz Ahmad outlining the objectives of NIPUN Bharat. 

Teacher educator, Ms Mutahharah Haneef explaining the objectives of NIPUN Bharat with the help of an Urdu presentation. 

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