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Page 1: India – Quality of Education Namrata Padhi Maxwell School, Syracuse University

India – Quality of Education

Namrata PadhiMaxwell School, Syracuse

University

Page 2: India – Quality of Education Namrata Padhi Maxwell School, Syracuse University

India - Background

• Population: 1.21 billion

• Annual growth rate: 1.1%

• Public Spending on Education (% GDP): ~3%

• Adult Literacy Rate: 63%

• Youth (15-24 years) literacy rate: Male: 88% , Female: 74%

• Highest literacy rate in Kerala: 90.86%

• Lowest literacy rate in Bihar: 47%

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MDG: Education For All – Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Largest elementary education program Access to primary education: Over 98% 96 girls for every 100 boys in primary school Increase in enrollment of children from long-deprived and marginalized communities in public schools

Transition rates from primary to upper primary school rose from 75% in 2002 to 83% in 2009.

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The Challenge – Quality of Education

OECD: Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) Learning levels measured to be alarmingly low: Average 15-year-old Indian is over 200 points behind the global topper

Himachal Pradesh:“In Himachal, 11% of students are estimated to have a proficiency in reading literacy that is at or above the baseline level needed to participate effectively and productively in life. It follows that 89% of students in Himachal are estimated to be below that baseline level.”

USAID:Student learning levels continue to be low across most schools in the country, leading to large numbers of children dropping out of school.

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Current Programs

USAIDTechnology Tools for Teaching and Training (T4)- Program implemented by Education Development Center (EDC) - Quality of primary education improved through use of cutting edge

technology tools such as interactive radio, video, and computer applications

- Easier for instructors and students to teach and learn difficult concepts in math, science, and English

World Bank:Learning for All:- Quality is focus of education investments, with learning gains as a key

metric of quality

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan:- World Bank support to improve quality of elementary education

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Recommendations

• Teacher Training:Increase the number of trained teachers in primary school

• Textbook recreation: Develop and introduce textbooks based on minimum levels of learning (MLLs). Stress on importance of availability of textbooks in major tribal languages

• Improved classroom practices: Encourage teachers to make classrooms less intimidating and more sensitive to needs of female and minority children

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References

• http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/0,,contentMDK:21911176~menuPK:5495844~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:282386,00.html

• http://www.nlm.nic.in/literacy01.htm • http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ENR.SECO.FM.ZS • http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS • http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/PROJECTS/0,,

contentMDK:22504167~menuPK:64282137~pagePK:41367~piPK:279616~theSitePK:40941,00.html

• http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTEDUCATION/0,,contentMDK:21911230~menuPK:5495844~pagePK:148956~piPK:216618~theSitePK:282386~isCURL:Y,00.html

• OECD (2010), PISA 2009 Results: What Students Know and Can Do – Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science(Volume I) http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264091450-en

• http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/ESSU/Education_Strategy_4_12_2011.pdf

• http://www.usaid.gov/in/our_work/health/education.html