‘Only
55% Indian students are actively engaged in learning’ – says Pearson Voice of
Teacher Survey 2016
Telangana performs better than all the other
14 states in the survey; as high as 63% students in the state are actively
engaged in learning
In Andhra Pradesh, 52% students are actively
engaged in learning
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Andhra
Pradesh & Telangana Findings
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69% teachers in Telangana and 47%
teachers in Andhra Pradesh believed that the student engagement level has
increased in the past five years
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Teachers from both the states have also
observed an increase in participation in extra-curricular activities and in
class discussions among students in the past five years
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In Telangana (63%) and Andhra Pradesh (47%),
teachers agree that they receive adequate training to enhance student engagement
and inquisitiveness
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However, teachers have identified lack of
parental support (28% teachers from Telangana) and excessive use of
personal gadgets (35% teachers from Andhra Pradesh) as key barriers to
engagement
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Teachers from Telangana and Andhra
Pradesh also perceive a decline in students’ values & ethics and
discipline in the past five years.
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To further improve student engagement,
teachers recommend real life examples & stories, as the most useful
tool
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Hyderabad, 1September 2016: On the occasion of Teachers’ Day, the
teaching community
has collectively voiced their opinion on the current engagement level of Indian
students and also identified the critical enablers to enhance student
engagement through the fourth edition of Pearson
Voice of Teacher Survey, 2016. Teachers feel 63% students in Telanganaand 52% students in Andhra
Pradesh are actively engaged in learning.
The survey carries significant insights from
teachers that can contribute towardsthe larger vision of the Government of
India towards ensuring quality inclusive learningand improving the learner
outcomes in India.
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Current
engagement level:
Highest % of students
actively engaged in learning:
• Telangana
– 63%
• Karnataka
- 61%
• Bihar
59%
Lowest % of students
actively engaged in learning:
• Haryana
– 48%
• Kerala
– 48%
• Tamil
Nadu -49%
• Gujarat–
49%
Change
in Learner Engagement in the past 5 years (% of teachers):
• Highest
increase in Bihar – 89%
• Highest
decrease in Haryana – 48%
Adequacy
of Teacher Training (% of teachers):
• Highest
agreement in Bihar – 79%
• Highest
disagreement in Haryana – 64%
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National
findings show that teachers feel that only 55% of the students are actively engaged
in learning.The survey highlights the significant variation in student
engagement – by institution, level and states. Teachers opine that students
from government schools are far less engaged (51%) than those in private
schools (67%).Further, student engagement is perceived to drop from the school level
(61%) to higher education level (50%).
While the teachers (73%) feel that
participation in extra-curricular activities has improved in the past five
years, they perceive a noticeable decline in students’ values and ethics (42%)
and discipline (38%).
The teachers (29%) feel that excessive use of
personal gadgets by students and lack of parental support (12%) are the key
deterrents to student engagement. The survey included 12 key inhibitors to
engagement.Particularly, in private schools across India, excessive
use of personal gadgets by students (27%), lack
of parental support (24%) and too much pressure to perform (15%) are identified
as top factors for low student engagement. Lack of parental support (43%) is a much
bigger barrier to student engagement in government schools, followed by
challenges faced by students outside of school/ college (13%) and their past
performance (11%).
Only 49% of respondents
feel that they receive adequate training. Adequacy of teacher training is
perceived to be much higher among school teachers (70%) than higher education teachers
(30%).
Announcing the
survey, Mr. Deepak Mehrotra, Managing Director, Pearson India, said, “Being the world’s largest education company,
Pearson is not only committed towards ensuring efficacy or better learning
outcomes through its products and services but is also working with the education
system globally to bring focus to it. The Pearson Voice of Teacher survey is a
firm step in that direction, through which we engage with teachers every year
to identify topical issues and suggest measures to bring effectiveness in the
Indian education system. We are overwhelmed with growing relevance of this opinion
platform and will continue to build it further in an effort to transform the
education landscape in India.”
As a silver lining, 59%
of overall teachers surveyed believed that thestudent engagement level has
increased in the past five years. The upward student engagement trend is not
only identified by teachers from private schools (81%), but also by the government
school teachers (74%).
However, at higher education level, the improvement
in student engagement ismore subdued as compared to schools, with only 41% teachers
in private and government colleges seeing improvement in engagement.
To further improve student engagement, teachers have
identified the use of real-life examples & stories (86%), group
discussions/activities (83%) and use of technology platforms (81%) as the most useful
tools and techniques.The teachers chose these factors from among 14 enablers of
student engagement.
On the other hand, teachers at government schools have
assigned highest importance to counseling sessions with students, regular teacher
trainings and audio-visual content for building student engagement.
“While
the teachers feel that excessive use of personal gadgets is an inhibitor to student
engagement, interestingly, they have also shown widespread acceptance for
technology aid inthe learning process. This clearly calls for building a framework
to effectively integrate the technology platform into traditional learning to
achieve desired student engagement levels and learning outcomes.”Mr. Mehrotra added.
Released close to
the Teachers’ Day every year, the Pearson Voice of Teacher Survey is an annual
initiative of Pearson.Now in its fourth edition, the survey focuses on
key challenges facing the Education sector in India and shares teachers'
perspective on the changing dynamics in the ecosystem.
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The survey, fielded
in July 2016 - August 2016 represents the views of 6,494 teachers from
schools and higher education institutes across 546 cities and towns, teaching over 18.9 lakh studentsin
the country.Spire Research and Consulting, one of the leading strategic
market intelligence consultancies in Asia Pacific region, partnered with Pearson for this survey.
About Pearson:
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is the world’s learning company, with 40,000 employees in more than 70
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Established in India since 1998, Pearson has introduced its wide range of
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learners.
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