`Textbooks of
state board have lacunae'
State Unhappy With SSC, HSC
Performances Education Secy Says Aim Is For Quality
The state education department has
decided to introduce a common exam for state board schools in Std IX from this
academic year. Although the government denies it, the move has ostensibly been
prompted by the growing number of schools failing weak students in Std IX in
order to achieve 100% results in the SSC (Class X) exam.
So
while schools will conduct the exam, check answer sheets and declare results
for Std IX, a common question paper will be set by the Maharashtra state board
of secondary & higher secondary education. Applying the same logic, the
board will introduce a common exam for Std XI too.Thus, all exams from Std IX
till HSC will have question papers set by the state board.
At
the primary level, the state education department started the Pragat
Shaikshanik Maharashtra (educationally progressive Maharashtra) scheme to
improve the quality of education. On the same lines, the state education
department is also looking at secondary education to improve student
performance. Top officials recently met at the Maharashtra Sta te Council of
Educatio nal Research and Training (MSCERT) in Pune to discuss various steps to
raise the level of education as well as board students' performance.
State
education secretary Nand Kumar, who headed the meeting, told TOI, “Our constant
aim is to provide quality education and bring state board students on par with
CBSE or ICSE in all ways.With the introduction of a common question paper, a
standard will be set across state board schools. Also, a recent study stated
that the CBSE board topped in terms of quality of education. The Maharashtra
board's performance was not satisfactory. In subjects like Marathi, English,
Maths and Science, Maharashtra had scored 250 marks out of 400. We are aiming
for 300 in this performance audit, for which we will introduce schemes, of
which common question papers for standards IX and XI is one.“ Kumar said
improving the quality of education was the prime reason for introducing the
change.
The
state education department last year conducted three baseline tests for
students from Std II-VIII. The exam aims to check if concepts students are
taught in the previous year are clear.
Kumar
also said that despite the syllabus of the state board and CBSE board being on
par from Std IX to XII, there are lacunae in the format of state board
textbooks. “In exams, easy questions are asked. Even if one question is
difficult or out of the textbook, students make an issue of it. This attitude
should be changed and we will have to set a tough exam. Always asking easy
questions to students will not build a competitive aptitude among them.The
students won't be ready to face the competitive world.Hence, the department is
thinking of changing the exam pattern and the format of textbooks. An expert
committee will work on these aspects and the details will be disclosed,“ Kumar
said.
Source
| Times of India | 14 June 2016
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