National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 Report

The Ministry of Education on Wednesday released its National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2021 report.

Assessing the health of the school education system in the country through a survey of children’s learning competencies at Classes 3, 5, 8 and 10.

Virtual Learning VS School Learning
- Nearly 80% students found learning at home during the pandemic “burdensome” and felt that they learnt better in school with help from peers,
Participation in the Survey
- Nearly 34 lakh students of 1.18 lakh schools in 720 districts from government, government aided and private unaided schools participated in the exercise
Learning Experience
- As many as 24% students said they had no digital device at home. Though 45% students found the experience “joyful”, 38% also said that they had difficulties in learning.

Performance in subjects
- The report also evaluated competencies of students in different subjects for different grades. The grades and their respective subjects are given below
  - Class 3 and 5 : mathematics, languages, and environmental studies (EVS)
  - Class 8: Language, mathematics, science and social science
  - Class 10: language, mathematics, science, social science and English
- Findings on Languages and Others
  - It found that out of a score of 500, students across various classes performed better in languages,
  - But lagged behind in subjects like mathematics and science.
- For example,
  - Class 3 – students scored the highest in languages (323), followed by EVS (307) and mathematics (306).
  - Class 5 – students were better in languages (309), as compared to mathematics (284) and EVS (283).
  - Class 8 – students scored 302 in English, whereas in maths, they scored 255, and science 250.
It also showed that across various subjects and classes, SC, ST and OBC students perform worse than general category students.

It will aid in assessing learning disruptions and new learnings during the Covid-19 epidemic, allowing remedial steps to be taken.
The findings of NAS 2021 will aid in the diagnosis of a systematic understanding of the effects of lengthy school closures on kids’ learning in terms of their socio-emotional and cognitive development.
It will aid in the resolution of student learning gaps as well as the development of educational policies, learning, and teaching practises.
The findings of the NAS, which are presented in the form of diagnostic report cards, aid in the capacity building of teachers and administrators involved in the delivery of education.

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