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Prof. A K Jallaludin with Children

The Learning Guarantee Programme has been launched in Datia and Vidisha districts. A team of 12 academicians from Rajya Shiksha Kendra and three Azim Premji Foundation members developed competency based question papers. Competencies were listed down on the basis of the curriculum and different ways in which these competencies could be tested were investigated. Resources like TIMMS, ASSET and AAA question papers, Homi Bhabha Science Centre and Eklavya were referred to and innovative questions introduced. These were field tested and the findings from these tests shared with experts and the required changes incorporated. These test papers have been distributed among the schools to familiarize them with competency based assessment.

Participation of over 60% schools

Orientation workshops were organized for all the Jan Shikshaks (Cluster Resource Persons) at Datia and Vidisha districts. The Jan Shikshaks communicated the programme to 2,677 schools in these two districts. Each school was given communication material viz. mailer, poster and sample of question papers. The sign of enthusiasm in participation can be gauged from the fact that 1,663 schools in these two districts have come forward to participate in the programme.

Capacity Building - Input to schools

The programme has a component of capacity building for school headmasters, teachers, Jan Shikshaks and Block Resource Coordinators to enable schools to initiate reforms in classroom processes to meet the challenge of competency based evaluation. The eminent education expert, Prof. A.K. Jalaluddin, is working with the Foundation for this initiative.