At a time when Prime Minister Narendra
Modi is talking about skill development, a report released here on
Wednesday says 92 per cent of teachers across the country believe that
the education system in India is exam-centric with lower focus on skill
development.
The report, titled ‘Pearson Voice of
Teachers Survey’, said 92 per cent of teachers agree that the Indian
education system is focused on exams due to which the students lack the
required academic, cognitive and vocational skills.
As a result, half of the students
entering a class or grade lack the skills required for that level,
signifying low orientation of the system on skill development.
Around 72 per cent of the parents in
Madhya Pradesh, the maximum in the country, laid the most emphasis on
exam results. In Kerala, this percentage was 61, the lowest in the
country.
“This is a very important aspect of the
gap in the current assessment framework,” Deepak Mehrotra, managing
director, Pearson India said.
In this nationwide survey, 5,145 teachers from both schools and higher education institutions in 247 cities were interviewed.
Sharing the vision of the prime
minister, 94 per cent of the teachers agree that skill and personality
development are the most important benchmark for measuring learners’
success.
Expressing concern through the survey,
teachers have also said that in our country very little support comes
from parents and policymakers.
“The point being driven is that the
parents and policymakers should equally help teachers in improving the
skills of students,” added Mehrotra.
As per the survey, satisfaction is lower among the higher education teachers particularly with policy makers.
However, the survey also has some good
news with 79 per cent teachers believing that the learning environment
has improved over the past decade.
The school teachers at 93 per cent agree more with this than teachers of higher education at 71 per cent.
The teachers identified good
infrastructure, newer methods of teaching and technological integration
as important enablers that have supported them in driving outcomes.
The entire teacher community agrees that
introducing newer teaching methodology will be an important factor in
improving the education system.
While technology integration can be an
important enabler for improvement, it is, however, starkly the lowest in
Delhi at 45 per cent and highest in Jharkhand at 61 per cent.
The survey was released ahead of Teachers’ Day celebrated in the country on September 5.
Source: Hansindia
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