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LEARNINGS FROM THE ‘LEARNING GUARANTEE
PROGRAMME’
‘ishikesh
The Lea i g Gua a tee P og a e LGP 1 as a la ge s ale stude t assess e t ased p og a e o eptualized a d i ple e ted the Azi
P e ji Fou daio a oss 5 states et ee � 3 to � 8. I ple e i g this p og a e fo o e i e ea s a oss the ou t p o ided i h i sights o a a iet of edu aio al aspe ts
as the lea i g as ot est i ted to gei g o l a a o-le el pi tu e. He e, the lea i gs e e fa deepe tha hat la ge s ale assess e ts a e
elie ed to p o ide. The ii is s of la ge s ale assess e ts a ge f o out ight eje io of the o ept due to its su ai e atu e to its i efe i e ess i o t i ui g to i p o e stude t lea i g. I te esi gl , i o po ai g e tai i o aio s a d esea h ithi the assess e t desig , LGP ot o l a oided the pifalls of la ge s ale assess e ts, ut as e e a le to e t a t fa o e tha hat is t adiio all e pe ted f o assess e ts of this ki d.
LGP had a ke o je i e of ide if i g a d e a di g outsta di g s hools that e e
a hie i g e pe ted lea i g o pete ies, a d it i o po ated i to this o eptual o je i e t o elated posiio s, that of usi g su ai e assess e t data fo :a. fo ai e pu poses that is to i p o e tea hi g
p a i es a d lass oo t a sa io s , a d,
. ot o l to p o ide feed a k ut also a feed-fo a d to the tea he s.
He e, the LGP assess e t, a e see as su ai e ut is ot est i i e to ei g o l a assess e t of lea i g si e the feed a k f o su h assess e t fo s a u ial li k to the p o ess of i iiai g i p o e e ts i the lass
oo pedagog , oth at the i di idual s hool le el as ell as at the s ste i le el. To illust ate, if e a e tesi g the thi d sta da d stude ts at the e d of the ea , the esults ill feed a k to the tea he s ho ha dle thi d sta da d lass as ell as the tea he s ho ha dle the fou th sta da d lasses. The aio ale ehi d the feed fo a d is
the oio that o pete es a e o i uous a d so tea he s ill gai i sight i to the p o le s ge e all fa ed stude ts i a ui i g a pa i ula o pete e - this si ple ha ge of posiio i g i o po ai g the feed-fo a d
e ha is help add ess the ii is that tea he s i a ia l i d la ge s ale su ai e assess e ts used fo a ki g as useless e ause it is held at the e d of the a ade i ea ith the o e ed stude ts o i g a a to a othe lass. I fa t, the p og a e ta kled this issue
i a othe a as ell as it i o po ated the olu ta o po e t hi h the s hools e e
allo ed to ide if the i e of the ea that the a ted the assess e t to e o du ted i thei
s hool. A d to i a o pli aio a isi g out of this, the assess e ts e e so desig ed that the p e ious ea s o pete ies e e hat as tested of the stude ts athe tha the u e t g ade / ea . “o, if a fou th sta da d lass as
ei g assessed, the stude ts e e a s e i g uesio s that e e elated to o pete ies of
the thi d sta da d lass; gi e that the tesi g i st u e t had ite s ased o o pete ies a d ot o a spe ii te t ook o te t, it did
ot p o ide fo a ias a d this also o e a e the othe ii is of la ge s ale assess e ts
hi h is said to esult i tea hi g to the tests.
LGP e pe ie e sho s that i spite of si ila halle ges su h as i f ast u tu e dei ie ,
la k of ade uate u e of tea he s, a d othe e ui e e ts that fo the asi h gie e le els
fo a s hool, the e a e so e s hools that do a e good jo of e su i g stude t lea i g out o e. U de sta di g the easo s ehi d su h dife e es i stude t lea i g out o es i s hools ith si ila halle ges do u e i g the fa to s a d p a i es that e a led these s hools to pe fo ell as a follo -up a i it of this assess e t p og a e. Thus, LGP as
ot o l a p og a e ased o la ge s ale assess e t, ut o e that as a ked up ith
oth s all s ale a d la ge s ale esea h studies esuli g i t e e dous lea i g.
The pe fo a e of a s hool is a esult of o ple i te pla of se e al so ial, e o o i ,
i f ast u tu e a d s hooli g ualit elated issues; o e s hool of thought suggests that so io-e o o i fa to s i ludi g, aste, household i o e a d o upaio , edu aio le els of the pa e ts et . is la gel espo si le fo hild e d oppi g out of s hool a d o se ue tl de o st ai g poo lea i g le els, hile the othe li e of thi ki g suggests that i espe i e of so io-e o o i issues, the ualit of tea hi g is the ajo dete i a t of ate da e of hild e i s hool a d o se ue tl lea i g
a hie e e ts . The efo e, the elai e su ess o failu e of a s hool a e at i uted to t o disi t aspe ts - the so io-e o o i , de og aphi a d e i o e tal i di ato s o the o e ha d a d the i -s hool p o esses o the othe . The esea h studies ased o the LGP p o ided i di gs that disp o e so e of the o o l held pe epio s
hile ei fo i g so e othe s. The i di gs sho that the i f ast u tu e fa iliies a d the tea he p oile see to e la gel o issues he it o es to stude t lea i g out o es of s hools;
thus the appea to e desi a le aspe ts ut ot ii al i a hie i g su ess.
The ke dife e iato , et ee s hools that do ell o lea i g out o e e sus those that do ot, appea to e aspe ts elated to s hool
a age e t a d p a i es. “ hools that do ell displa sig ii a tl highe le el of dis ipli e, o it e t a d tea he i ol e e t. The a ifestaio s of this a e Head tea he a d
tea he s p ese e, ai te a e of good e o ds, good tea hi g-lea i g ate ials i the s hool, lea li ess a d good appea a e of the s hool.
The tea he s i these s hools see to ha e t a eled that e t a ile spe di g e t a i e e e o holida s, at i es ith the hild e ,
e ou agi g the to p a i e, ide if i g eak hild e a d gi e the spe ial ate io a
of e edial tea hi g, et .
B fa , the ost ii al dife e iato s a e a ei ie t tea he s ste o p isi g the o it e t, dis ipli e a d efo ts of the head
tea he a d othe tea he s o the o e ha d a d a i ol ed o u it s ste o p isi g a i e a d suppo i e “DMC a d pa e ts.
Mo i g o f o the o -a ade i pa a ete s to a ade i aspe ts�, the LGP p o ided i sights that e fe e pe t f o la ge s ale assess e ts. Though the stude t assess e ts a oss the dife e t “tates did ot o e ide i al o pete ies, the lea i g a eas o e ed i the
assess e ts did o e lap allo i g fo a al sis at a pa -I dia le el.
W ii g lea l e e ged as a eak a ea a oss the ou t . The othe eak3 learning
area in Languages is fu io al g a a . Co p ehe sio elated aspe ts is the thi d a ea
i hi h o pete ies su h as u de sta di g the e t al the e of a passage o to se ue e
o ds i a se te e e e fou d to e eak. “o e of the spe ii o pete ies ide iied as
eak a e, taki g di taio of u fa ilia o ds , u de sta di g pi tu e se ue es a d st i gi g
togethe a sto , ii g guided o posiio usi g pu tuaio a ks , k o i g the fu io al
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ules of se te e o st u io a d to ake se te es u de sta di g the te ses
I Mathe ai s, the lea i g a ea i ol i g f a io s, de i als a d pe e tages is a eak
a ea. Sol i g of dail life p o le s a d p o le s elated to u e , apa it , ass, a ea a d olu e is the othe eak a e ith the follo i g
ke o pete ies su h as o e sio of upee i to paisa , sol i g u e p o le s si ple p a i al p o le s i ol i g o e usi g asi ope aio s , to easu e olu e a d al ulai g GCD a d LCM ide iied as eak.
I the a ea of e i o e tal s ie e, o se i g si ple phe o e o o the Ea th a d the sk a d d a i g i fe e es , u de sta di g a d i te p ei g the spaial a d i te a i e elaio ships et ee a a d his e i o e t
a d a a e ess a out o e s ell- ei g i the o te t of the so ial a d the atu al e i o e t
a e ide iied as eak lea i g a eas; u de these a eas so e spe ii o pete ies a e ide iied as eak su h as, a ilit to ead aps a d ide if di e io s i a ap , to ide if o e s o Dist i t, “tate, et . o a ap , k o ledge of i ediate e i o e t su h as dife e t o upaio s i the egio , a a e ess of so io-e o o i o diio s
su h as the eed fo s all fa ilies, dii ulies of la ge fa ilies i s all houses, a d so o .
Though a o o aliies e e ged a oss the 5 “tates he e LGP as i ple e ted, the e is also a g eat deg ee of a iaio that has e e ged as ell. These state spe ii a iaio s p o ide deepe i sights, ho e e , to ai tai the o d li it of this a i le o l the o o t e ds ha e
ee listed.
These is e ide e that la ge s ale assess e ts ot o l ha e thei pla e u de the su , ut if o eptualized a d i ple e ted i tellige tl ill al a s p o ide t e e dous i sights that a e
highl e ei ial, ot o l at the poli f a i g le el, ut e e at the lass oo t a sa io le el!
I o lude uoi g Geof Maste s, the head of Aust alia assess e t gia t, ACE‘ Aust alia Cou il fo Edu aio al ‘esea h , If s hool assess e ts i the � st e tu a e to o t i ute to i p o ed lea i g a d ete out o es fo all stude ts, the a ha ge i app oa h is e ui ed. Assess e ts ust e desig ed fo
the fu da e tal pu pose of esta lishi g a d u de sta di g he e lea e s a e i thei lo g-te p og ess i a a ea of lea i g at the i e of assess e t . The efo e, ith a fe ha ges i ou app oa h, all s hool le el stude t assess e ts,
hi h a e i a ia l la ge s ale, a e o e e ei ial at uliple le els. LGP has su essfull
de o st ated a odel.
Cele ai g Assess e t
Lau hed i No e e i Ka ataka, the Lea i g Gua a tee P og a e LGP as the lagship p og a e of the Azi P e ji Fou daio ; it sp ead to Madh a P adesh, ‘ajastha Guja at & Uta akha d i a litle o e ea s i e.
LGP assess e t fo used o the lo e p i a lasses; the a al sis of a ade i aspe ts i this a i le is ased o lasses a d
A o pete o a su je t a ea is ide iied as eak if o e tha th ee ua te s of the stude ts assessed ha e ot atai ed the o pete a oss all the States
References:
Lea i g Gua a tee p og a e Co ept ote , Azi P e ji Fou daio
Lea i g Gua a tee p og a e Co ept ote , Azi P e ji Fou daio
Histo of the Fou daio – A su a , Azi P e ji Fou daio
A o pa ai e a al sis of LGP i states – A su a epo t, Azi P e ji Fou daio
Ho Class oo Assess e ts I p o e Lea i g // Tho as ‘. Guske ; Edu aio Leade ship | Fe ua | Volu e | Nu e Usi g Data to I p o e Stude t A hie e e t Pages -
Measu i g p og ess, Geof Maste s, Ma , Aust alia Edu aio ‘e ie u e , ‘efo i g Edu aio al Assess e t: I pe ai es, p i iples a d halle ges ACE‘ P ess .
Rishikesh is u e tl a pa t of the I situte fo Assess e t a d A editaio of the Azi P e ji Fou daio . I the last ea s, he has ee i ol ed i edu aio al esea h, tea he t ai i g, tea hi g a d desig i g i situio al assess e ts,
of hi h ea s ha e ee spe t at the Fou daio . He has a Maste s deg ee i I dia Histo f o Ja aha lal Neh u U i e sit , Ne -Delhi, post hi h he as pa t of Ti es of I dia s Ne spape i Edu aio P og a at Ba galo e,
hi h allo ed hi to e gage ith stude ts a oss o e tha a s hools i Ba galo e it . He a e o ta ted at ishikesh@azi p e jifou daio .o g
E jo i g assess e t F ie dl o al assess e t i p o ess
Ha d al ulaio a d a s ile o the uesio pape “ ili g ight i spite of the app oa hi g e a
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