‘Learning improvement program helped students in BBMP schools

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Schools run by the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) have claimed learning amongst children have improved, BBMP Special Commissioner (Education) Preeti Gehlot stated on Saturday. The program was implemented from June 2023 by Pratham Education Foundation, in collaboration with the BBMP implemented a learning improvement program for students studying in Nurseries, Kindergarten, and with Classes 1-7 split into three departments (1-3, 4-5 & Upper Primary 6-7). The students are measured based on five developmental skills: Physical, Socio-emotional, Cognitive, Language, and Math Skills. The foundation claimed to have administered evidence based teaching-learning methodology, material and program design.

This was put to the test on 7766 students and 260 teachers across 93 nursery schools and 16 primary schools. Increased student and teacher’s engagement, strengthened monitoring and mentoring support are the positive impacts the students have had, the BBMP has claimed. In Nurseries (which is divided into two based on age), the BBMP recorded over 90 per cent development in physical, socio-emotional and cognitive skill in the year 2023-24. The said development is tested on 2261 students, as against the test on 2565 before the program’s start. Improvement was seen in students studying in Classes I - III category across all developmental skill categories in 1696 students (as against 1930 in the start) For students studying in Classes four and five, their arithmetic ability was scrutinised, and with the implementation of theoundation’s program, ability has increased in 1564 students.