Online studies did not succeed, 35 percent children failed in mid term exam

In the Corona period, online learning has reduced the intellectual ability of the students. Recently, more than 35 per cent students have failed in mid term examination conducted by Chandigarh Education Department. Hardly overall performance has reached 65 per cent whereas before the Corona period the result of this test was 85 to 90 per cent. The mid-term exam was held in the last week of December. Out of these, students of class from 3rd to 12th were seated. The students of the older classes had the option of giving papers from school or home, while for the younger classes, there was the option of giving papers online from home only.

When the results came, the results were worst for those students who came to the class and took the exam. In contrast, the students who sat at home and took the exam have passed with very good numbers. It also had to happen. Actually, the question paper was handed over to these students first and they had to solve it at home and hand it to the school. The results of these students have been up to 85 percent. School principals say that many such children who were weak in studies have also got good numbers. He believes that there was no strictness while solving the question paper at home. Many students solved the questions by sitting in groups.

In the first week of January, the result of the students came, then the school principal and the officials of the education department have raised concerns about how to improve the performance of the students. During the lockdown, the online exam was considered a better option for studies, but it did not seem to be successful for school level students.

Many school principals, in conversation with Amar Ujala, admitted that students have missed the habit of reading and writing after being away from school for so many days. Students are not coming to class even after school opens. Parents are also reluctant to send students to school. They have to understand seriously that the gap that has come in the students’ education is not good for their children’s further education.

Mid-term examination shows this effect

Missed the habit of writing and reading

Many students left the empty copy

Lack of creativity and confidence

Mind studying at home instead of coming to school

Quality will improve after school opening

UT education director Rubinderjit Singh Brar says online education is one-sided. There is no communication between the teacher and the students. In classrooms, the teacher could see the gestures of the students and understand whether they understood things or not. Students who did not understand that they used to ask teachers many times. Apart from this, there are problems of internet connectivity, availability of smartphones for the children of government schools. Until the students come to school, their performance cannot improve. Schools are being opened for students from February 1 to 6 through 12. Parents should send their students to school. Only then their performance will be improved.

Not only marks, overall development of students also affected

Courses matter 30 percent in a student’s development. When students come to the class room, they learn a lot from the gestures of teachers and classmates, the manner of speaking and the surrounding school environment. Observation of classmates’ different culture, religion, family, their interests such as art and craft, painting, sports, etc. also enhances the child’s creativity and all this helps in his overall development. There is a competition in online to complete courses, not to educate children. After staying home for so long, it is also going on in the minds of the students that now if we have to deliver the paper online, then there is no need to read, copying will do the job.

Prof. Jagdish Mehta, Head of the Department of Sociology, DAV College – 10

Small ones will improve, a little difficult for big classes

It is very difficult to provide quality online education in India. We do not have technology nor our teacher is skilled in teaching with technology. The quality of schooling has declined since online. The student of small class will develop the habit of reading after some time, but the students of class 12th will have to work harder. I believe that during college admission, a little softness will also have to be taken this time, so that weak students can get admission, otherwise their career will be affected.   -Prof Dheeraj Sanghi, Director, Punjab Engineering College