Good move by telangana govt .it is relevant in our state also. On Tue, May 15, 2018, 8:00 AM Gurumurthy K <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear teachers > > will this be relevant to Karnataka also? > > regards > Guru > > > HYDERABAD: In a huge relief to students, the Telangana school education > department > <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Telangana-school-education-department> > has decided to slash the project burden by 50%. The rule, to come into > force beginning the 2018-19 academic year, will be implemented under the > continuous and comprehensive evaluation ( CCE > <https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/CCE>) system that was > introduced in 2012. > > The decision follows the department’s observation about the main objective > of CCE — which was to “improve learning, based on teacher’s continuous > feedback” — being lost in the existing system with students often copying > from “guides and textbooks in order to complete projects, experiments and > written reports.” > > “At present the projects given in schools are mostly downloaded from the > internet and are cut and paste type from other sources,” the department’s > draft report proposing changes to the CCE system (a copy of which is with > the TOI), read. Stressing how these projects should “include observation, > collecting information and analysis” it added that these should not be > submitted merely for assessment. > > Apart from halving the project time — to two projects per subject per year > as against the earlier four — the department has also cut down on the time > students spend on subject-related activities/experiments. From four per > subject per year, it has now been revised to two exercises per subject > every year. > > These measures, the report stated, will lessen the pressure on students as > many of them, at present, are unable to finish the work on time. > > Welcoming the move, teachers said that the reduction in project load would > have far-reaching benefits. “Right now, they spend long hours in finishing > this work (projects and exercises). If reduced, they will find more time to > concentrate on honing other skills,” said Shabbir Sheikh, president of the > Telangana Private Teachers Forum. Further, with the lack of basic literary > skills such as reading, writing and comprehension emerging as major > challenges for effective implementation of the CCE, the department has > decided to enhance the focus on these areas and “prioritise” the > development of these skills. > > In order to emphasise on reading, it has also agreed to cut down on the > number of exercises that are found listed at the end of every lesson in the > state government-published textbooks. This is particularly true of subjects > such as science, social studies and EVS. “Appropriate guidelines will be > issued in this regard. This reduces the burden among children and their > time with written works and focus will be shifted towards reading the > textbooks after school hours,” read the draft report. Reiterating that > CCE’s primary aim is to improve learning among children, the department’s > report stated that the revisions suggested, are in line with that ideology > and are expected to fill the gaps in implementation that existing CCE > norms. The school education department has sought suggestions from the > teachers on the draft policy by May 15, 2018. > source - > https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/education-goes-easy-50-decrease-in-project-burden-for-school-students/articleshow/64117147.cms > > IT for Change, Bengaluru > www.ITforChange.net > > -- > ----------- > 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ. > - > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform > 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ. > - > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ > 3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ > ನೀಡಿ - > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy > 4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ > ತಿಳಿಯಲು - > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software > ----------- > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Maths & Science STF" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to mathssciencestf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to mathssciencestf@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ----------- 1.ವಿಷಯ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರ ವೇದಿಕೆಗೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷಕರನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲು ಈ ಅರ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿರಿ. -https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevqRdFngjbDtOF8YxgeXeL8xF62rdXuLpGJIhK6qzMaJ_Dcw/viewform 2. ಇಮೇಲ್ ಕಳುಹಿಸುವಾಗ ಗಮನಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ಕೆಲವು ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿಗಳನ್ನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನೋಡಿ. -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/index.php/ವಿಷಯಶಿಕ್ಷಕರವೇದಿಕೆ_ಸದಸ್ಯರ_ಇಮೇಲ್_ಮಾರ್ಗಸೂಚಿ 3. ಐ.ಸಿ.ಟಿ ಸಾಕ್ಷರತೆ ಬಗೆಗೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ರೀತಿಯ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗಳಿದ್ದಲ್ಲಿ ಈ ಪುಟಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ - http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Portal:ICT_Literacy 4.ನೀವು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶ ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೀರಾ ? ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ತಂತ್ರಾಂಶದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯಲು -http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/Public_Software ----------- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Maths & Science STF" group. 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