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The Union Education Minister launches ‘ Jadui Pitara ’ Learning – Teaching Material for Foundational Stage.
Key Takeaway
- ‘Jadui Pitara’ -a play-based learning-teaching material tailored for children aged 3-8 years envisaged under National Education Policy 2020.
Jadui Pitara
- About
- Jadui Pitara is a play-based learning-teaching resource designed for children aged 3 to 8 years.
- It includes playbooks, toys, puzzles, posters, flashcards, story books, worksheets, and other materials that reflect the local culture, social setting, and languages.
- It is intended to capture learners’ interest and meet their various requirements at the foundational level.
- Jadui Pitara was created as part of the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) and is currently available in 13 Indian languages.
- It strives to improve the learning-teaching environment for the Amrit Generation by making it more child-centred, dynamic, and enjoyable, as envisioned in the NEP 2020.
National Curriculum Framework (NCF)
- About
- The NCF is one of the core components of NEP 2020.
- It enables and energises development in the education sector under NEP 2020’s aims, principles, and strategy.
- Its goal is to provide the best education possible for our children under our Constitution’s vision of an equal, inclusive, and plural society.
- Four Sections of NCF
- NCF for School Education
- NCF for Early Childhood Care and Education (Foundational Stage)
- NCF for Teacher Education
- NCF for Adult Education
NCF for the Foundational Stage (NCFFS)
- About
- The NCFFS was created with the NEP 2020 vision in mind.
- The Foundational Stage refers to children aged 3 to 8 who attend various institutions in India.
- This is the first stage of the NEP 2020-envisioned 5+3+3+4 Curricular and Pedagogical Restructuring of School Education.
- NCERT created the NCFFS after thorough consultation with states and UTs at all levels and various institutions and organisations.
- Objective
- It intends to contribute to favourably reforming India’s school education system by accompanying positive changes in the curriculum, including pedagogy.
- It seeks to provide the finest quality education for all children under the Indian Constitution’s vision of an equal, inclusive, and plural society.
Government Initiatives Related to Educational Reforms
- National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning.
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
- PRAGYATA
- Mid-Day Meal Scheme
- Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
- PM SHRI Schools
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