Recent Initiatives in Education Sector
Source : Business Line
Education
What is discussed under Recent Initiatives in Education Sector ?
- All Initiatives
Why in News ?
Prime Minister addressed to mark the completion of one year of reforms under the National Education Policy 2020.
- Also launched multiple initiatives in the education sector.
Key Facts
- NISHTHA 2.0
- Launched initiatives will provide training to teachers as per their needs and they will be able to give their suggestions to the department.
- NISHTHA 2.0 is an integrated programme of teacher training designed by NCERT ; SAFAL (Structured Assessment For Analyzing Learning Levels), a competency based assessment framework for Grades 3, 5 and 8 in CBSE schools; and a website dedicated to Artificial Intelligence.
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- National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR)
- Union Budget 2021-22 has laid this intiative.
- Strengthening country’s digital infrastructure for education by announcing setting up of a launched NDEAR.
- Aims to support teaching and learning activities and also educational planning, governance administrative activities of the Centre and the States/ Union Territories.
- It will provide diverse education eco-system architecture for development of digital infrastructure, a federated but interoperable system that will ensure autonomy of all stakeholders, especially States and UTs.
- National Education Technology Forum (NETF)
- To provide a platform for the free exchange of ideas on the use of technology to enhance learning, assessment, planning, administration.
- NETF will also facilitate decision-making on the induction, deployment and use of such technologies by providing educational institutions, governments and other stakeholders the latest knowledge to consult and share the best practices
- SAFAL (Structured Assessment For Analyzing Learning Levels)
- A competency based assessment framework for Grades 3, 5 and 8 in CBSE schools; and a website dedicated to Artificial Intelligence.
- All students will take school examinations in Grades 3, 5 and 8 which would test achievement of basic learning outcomes, through assessment of core concepts along with relevant higher-order skills and application of knowledge in real-life situations, rather than rote memorization.
- Vidya Pravesh
- Athree month play based school preparation module for Grade 1 students.
- This program will consist of a three-month play module for these children to prepare them for school.
- Indian Sign Language
- Introduced as a subject/ course program at the secondary classes level.
- Academic Bank of Credit (ABC)
- For the college students which would let the students learn across courses and disciplines.
- It will offer Entry and Exit options to the students studying in college which will let the students continue from where they left.
- Regional Languages under 14 engineering colleges in India
- Announced that Engineering programs will be taught in regional languages for the first year of the course.
- Aims to support mother tongue as the medium of instruction will instil confidence in the students from poor, rural and tribal backgrounds.
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