TOI- DoE to push for graded learning outcomes
New Delhi:
The State Council of Education and Research Training (SCERT) will prepare the grade-wise learning outcomes by adopting the draft released by National Council for Education and Training (NCERT).

The Directorate of Education (DoE) also plans to invite recommendations of teachers on how the NCERT draft can be tailored in context of Delhi. Learning outcomes are measures to test a child's knowledge based on age and understanding. A draft was prepared by the central government recently after several surveys showed that primary school students were not at par with the level of education their age mandates.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia with other education department officials and the director of SCERT. Sisodia reiterated that starting this academic year, the focus should shift from syllabus completion to improving learning outcomes, from Class I to VIII. He told officials that the outcome indicators should be self explanatory for the teachers so that they can track student progress regularly and introduce corrective measures and communicate the progress to the parents.

In terms of training, director of education Saumya Gupta said teacher training will be carried out in the summer vacations by SCERT to help strengthen skills and in turn improve learning in children.The directorate has also been asked to set up a special as sessment unit with the mandate of developing assessment tools and supervising its administration. This unit will also help the department design future training tools and other support strategies.

The department is going to invite suggestions and inputs from various teacher associations like GSTA, DASTAN, DASS, Teachers Union of Municipal Corporations, Aided Schools Teachers Associations and Private Unaided Teachers Associations.