NAS 2021 Highlights: In Kerala, students of classes 3 and 10 did well during pandemic
The NAS was conducted in November last year to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on academics among the students of classes 3, 5, 8, and 10.
The National Achievement Survey 2021, released Wednesday, shows students of classes 3 and 10 in Kerala fared better than the national average, while those in classes 5 and 8 were marginally behind.
The NAS was conducted in November last year to assess the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on academics among the students of classes 3, 5, 8, and 10. In Kerala, the survey covered 85,566 students and 12,962 teachers across 2,436 schools.
Class 3
The NAS 2021 shows that the overall achievement score of students in Kerala in Class 3 was 64.3 per cent as against the national average of 59 per cent. In Kerala, only 31 per cent of students in Class 3 have acquired proficiency in learning languages, according to the NAS 2021. In Mathematics and EVS, these figures are 32 per cent and 38 per cent respectively.
In achieving the learning outcomes in Class 3, the performance of the state was 71 per cent against the national average of 64 per cent. While 66 per cent of students of Kerala read printed scripts, the figure at the national level is 58 per cent. During the coronavirus pandemic, 27 per cent of the sampled students in this category said they did not have access to a digital device.
Rating: 5