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Providing students with technical education in their mother tongue has been one of the talking points of the National Education Policy 2020, and Gujarat Vidyapith’s survey provides a glimpse of what such an initiative could accomplish.
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Better grasp, but lack of ecosystem: Survey puts spotlight on advantages, challenges of teaching technical courses in mother tongue
Providing students with technical education in their mother tongue has been one of the talking points of the National Education Policy 2020, and Gujarat Vidyapith’s survey provides a glimpse of what such an initiative could accomplish.
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Ahmedabad | Updated: August 23, 2022 11:50:06 am
At least one student from every batch of the programme participated in the survey. (File Photo)Students who did a technical course in their mother tongue found it easier to understand the subject, had less stress about writing exams and even felt that they became more sensitive towards the problems faced by common people, according to a survey conducted by Ahmedabad-based Gujarat Vidyapith, which has offered a Masters in Computer Application (MCA) course in the Gujarati language since 1994.
Providing students with technical education in their mother tongue has been one of the talking points of the National Education Policy 2020, and Vidyapith’s survey provides a glimpse of what such an initiative could accomplish.
The Gujarati language MCA course has had 666 graduates so far. Out of the 322 who participated in the survey, 244 believed that Gujarati medium allowed them to better understand the subjects; 211 said it made them grasp theoretical concepts and practical application better; and 131 said that learning in Gujarati made them sensitive towards the problems of the common people. Around 55 per cent of the alumni surveyed said writing exams in Gujarati had reduced their mental stress.
At least one student from every batch of the programme participated in the survey.
Gujarat Vidyapith is the only university in the country to offer an MCA in the students’ mother tongue, said Ajay Parikh, head of the Computer Science department at the university.
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