TRAINING PROGRAMME ON LEARNING OUTCOMES

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 * [[Image:RIE Mysore1.jpg|thumb|left|RIE Mysore is a constituent of the NCERT, New Delhi and it is concerned with the school and teacher education in Southern India.
 * [[Image:RIE Mysore1.jpg|thumb|left|RIE Mysore is a constituent of the NCERT, New Delhi and it is concerned with the school and teacher education in Southern India.

Background
This is a collaborative effort of the Regional Institute of Education, Mysuru and the State Institute of Education, Port Blair to provide in-service professional development inputs for the teachers of Standard III, V and VIII in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. This need was primarily felt by the SIE, Port Blair to improve the learning outcomes of students in standard III, V and VIII. This need was felt considering the performance of the students on the National Achievement Survey conducted by the NCERT It is felt that the teachers at the elementary level have diverse needs for in-service professional development. Broadly they may be classified as 'Content Enrichment' and 'Training in Pedagogy of Teaching'. This programme is visualised as a training in Understanding the learning outcomes, designing appropriate pedagogic inputs and assessment tools. This training is meant for teachers of science, mathematics, social studies and english. !  Why Focus on Learning Outcomes?  Further, as stated by the Minister, MHRD in the document on learning outcomes, ''The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 entitles every child in the age group of 6–14 years to quality education. Though there is a mention of Learning Outcomes in the RTE Act, it has not been properly defined. Keeping this in view, Learning Outcomes for Classes 1st to 8th have now been defined.'' The document, Learning Outcomes at the Elementary Stage was developed by NCERT at the national level, with inputs from stakeholders at the state and district levels.A teacher, who has to help children achieve these learning outcomes has to be not only aware of them but also should know the ways and means of achieving them.
 * As stated in section 2.6.2 of the report of the Government of India titled "India: Education for All – Towards Quality with Equity" (2014), To monitor improvement in children’s learning levels and to periodically assess the effectiveness of the education system as whole in terms of student learning, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been periodically conducting National Achievement Surveys (NAS) since 2001 for Classes III, V and VIII. The purpose of these surveys is to obtain an overall picture of what students in specific Classes know and can do and to use these findings to identify gaps and diagnose areas that need improvement. This information is used to formulate policies and interventions for improving student learning.
 * As stated in section 2.6.2 of the report of the Government of India titled "India: Education for All – Towards Quality with Equity" (2014), To monitor improvement in children’s learning levels and to periodically assess the effectiveness of the education system as whole in terms of student learning, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has been periodically conducting National Achievement Surveys (NAS) since 2001 for Classes III, V and VIII. The purpose of these surveys is to obtain an overall picture of what students in specific Classes know and can do and to use these findings to identify gaps and diagnose areas that need improvement. This information is used to formulate policies and interventions for improving student learning.

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