Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Jan 28 : In Jammu and Kashmir only 16 percent 5th class students in government schools of rural areas can solve division problems of 3-digit by 1-digit.
Similarly, at least 37 percent students of 5th class enrolled in private school in rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir can solve division problems of 3-digit by 1-digit.
The latest Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) in a latest survey while assessing the learning ‘recovery’ since COVID in reading and arithmetic has revealed that “In government schools of Jammu and Kashmir, 14 percent of 5th standard students were able to solve division problems of 3-digit by 1-digit in 2022. In the year 2024, at least 16.3 percent 5th standard students of government schools were able to solve division problems of 3-digit by 1-digit.”
The news agency has learnt that in private schools, at least 32.1 percent students of 5th class were able to solve division problems of 3-digit by 1-digit in 2022 and 37.6 percent in 2024.
The ASER survey states that there was an improvement of 2.3 percent in government schools and 5.5 percent in private schools since 2022-24 with regard to learning ‘recovery’ since COVID in reading and arithmetic.
The report states that since 2022, reading and arithmetic levels for Standard-V students have improved, with a more significant increase among children in private schools compared to those in government schools. “This pattern contrasts with the national trend.”
Pertinently, the sampling of the survey is based on selection of 30 random villages in each district, 20 households in each village. It also surveyed all children of age 3-16 in household and assessed all children of age 5-16 in household. The sampling method has remained consistent over time—
