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Lighthouses
On The Horizon
Findings of a study by Education
Initiative and WATIS in top schools across 5 indian metros:
 Students seem to be learning mechanically, and are able to answer questions based on recall or standard procedures quite well.
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Their performance on questions testing understanding or application is far below acceptable levels.
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The ability of the students to apply what they have learnt to new, unfamiliar problems - so important in today’s world – is not very high.
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Students tend to slot learning into artificial compartments. They may learn something but are answer it only in the same context, in which the learning first occurred. They may be using an aspect of what they have learnt in their day-to-day lives but be completely unaware of that connection.
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Students tend to be weak in real-life competencies like practical measurements and problem solving.
w Across the sample of 11 questions in Maths and Science, the class 4 students performed below the international average (43 countries) on all of them.
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