The year-on-year district-wise quality analysis of school Education, on a six-point scale, released by theUnion ministry of education has shown that the Learning outcome of students inKeralaschools has tanked substantially in 2021-22. If two districts Kollam
andThiruvananthapuram could score above 200 in the 290-point score in the 2020-21 report, the highest score in 2021-22 is 173 (Ernakulam).
In fact, the report showed that almost all districts in Kerala underperformed in 2021-22 compared to 2020-21.
All 14 dists performed much better in 2018-19 Thrissur, Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam districts topped the chart in 2021-22 as in the previous academic year. Interestingly, all 14 districts performed much better in the 2018-19 period, it said. The PGI-D report is not bad per se, as far as Kerala is concerned.
He said the state had identified some gaps to be filled in the learning outcome process in lower classes post Covid and overhauled the teacher training programmes this year to address the issue. As a result, the predominant focus in class I and II is on language, in class III mathematics and in class IV English, he added. The report published as an indicator for states to improve their performance in the school has put all districts in Kerala in the Ati Uttam category in 2020-21 whil e two districts Alappuzha and Idukki fell in the Uttam category in 2021- 22.
Highlighting the big drop in school education performance at the district level post Covid, no district from across the country could bag the top two grades Daksh (above 90% score) and Utkarsh (81- 90%) in the 2021-22 index. Punjab topped in the Ati Uttam category (71%-80%) with 18 districts. Districts with a score of 61-70% fall in Uttam category. The PGI score is arrived at by considering the learning outcome, effective classroom interactions, Infrastructure facilities & students entitlements, school safety & child protection, digital learning and Governance process.