(Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation) by Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. an IIT-MIT(USA) Alumni Venture Index
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Study: Impact of Ekal’s model of education (Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation) by Aspiring Minds Assessment Pvt. Ltd. An IIT-MIT(USA) Alumni Venture Index Acknowledgement Executive Summary Recommendations About Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation & Aspiring Minds Purpose and Scope of work Assessment Instrument: Design & Development Sampling: Selection of Schools for Pilot Operational Design & Methodology Analytics Observations Appendix Highs & Lows http://www.aspiringminds.in Acknowledgement Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation - Sh. Pradeep Goyal – Chairman, Trust Board – EVF India Smt. Ranjani Saigal – Executive Director, EVF USA Sh. Vijay Maroo – Trustee, EVF India Sh. Ravi Dev Gupta – General Secretary, EVF India Sh. Praveen Arya – General Secretary, Ekal Sansthan Sh. Ajay Singh – Project Coordinator, EVF USA Dr. (Sh.) C. Satheesh Kumar – Project Coordinator, EVF India Sh. Joginder Lal – Admin, EVF India Sh. Rajneesh Kumar – Anchal Pramukh Sh. Dinesh Pawar – Anchal Pramukh Sh. Sanjay Kumar – Mulyankan Pramukh, North India Teachers & Anchal Karyakarta’s http://www.aspiringminds.in Executive Summary Ekal students on average score more than 55% marks in English, local language and General Awareness. The only area of concern is Mathematics. Around 58% of Ekal students in the age 6-10yrs demonstrate learning* expected in a Class 2 nd student. Around 52% of Ekal students in the age 10-14yrs demonstrate learning* expected in a Class 4 th student. Ekal students score above 55% marks even in General Awareness which isn't covered in formal schooling system. Ekal students are learning concepts and not only having rote learning. +Reference statistics: Pratham ASER 2013 • For Std. III, the proportion of children able to read at least a Std. I level paragraph is 40.2% •In government schools the proportion of children able to read Std. I level text is around 32%+ * A student is accepted as having learning at a class level if he/she can answer atleast 60% of the concepts required in that class. Executive Summary (contd.) Ekal only students consistently rank at par in values of benevolence, security, tradition and conformity with those students which also go to another school. Females at Ekal schools do as well as males. Also, great to see more females than males in Ekal schools! The performance of Ekal students is correlated to the quality of the teacher as measured by an assessment and the literacy rate. Where the literacy rate is better and Ekal has better teachers, students show better results. This indicates that Ekal's teacher has an impact on student's learning.** Performance of Ekal students is at par with their peers at Government schools. ** Correlation doesn't mean causality. This is an initial indication which can be validated by further experimentation. Recommendations Ekal Vidyalaya should intervene to provide better math education to their students. Among the states tested, Uttarakhand needs specific attention. Better teachers mean better student learning. Ekal should set a minimum learning standard for their teachers (established through a test) and do regular trainings and assessments. The good teachers should be identified and should help teachers in adjoining areas. Assessment should be made a regular feature across all learners to get student- wise feedback and village-wise feedback. Feedback will help teachers concentrate on the right areas for the students. Specific village-wise and state-wise findings and recommendations are provided. Ekal students show decent learning of current material. Ekal should strive to introduce higher level knowledge to their students. http://www.aspiringminds.in About Ekal Vidyalaya The Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation is a charitable trust that initiates, supports, and runs one-teacher schools (popularly known as Ekal Vidyalayas) all over the country. The Ekal Vidyalaya movement aims to help eradicate illiteracy from rural and tribal India by 2015. To date, Ekal Vidyalaya is a movement of over 51,943 teachers, 6,000 (Approximately) voluntary workers, 35 field organizations (scattered in 22 Indian states), and 8 support agencies as on August 2013. With this tremendous human force, the Ekal Vidyalaya movement strives to create a network of literacy centers that will educate and empower children in rural and tribal India. With the participation of numerous non-profit trusts and organizations, this program has now become the greatest education movement in the country. http://www.aspiringminds.in About Aspiring Minds Established in 2008 currently 350+ people across India Pan-India network of assessment delivery with 1.2M+ computer based proctored tests conducted in 21+ Indian states; adding ~500,000 an year. 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Omidyar (Independent Director) Chief Investment Networks Brand Custodian, Tata Officer, Ajit Khimji Previously Partner Group Group at McKinsey ex Managing Partner, Qualified CA Tata Capital Advisory Team Prof. Tarun Khanna, Dr. Una-May Prof. Vijay Dr. Steven Harvard Business O’Reilly, Bhushan, Stemler, School CS & AI Lab, MIT Ph.D. UIUC, USA Asst .Prof., Founder Investor, AM Founder MCA Wesleyan Univ, Program Psychology Deptt. http://www.aspiringminds.in Aspiring Minds 700+ Corporate Clients Aspiring Minds 2500+ Academic Institutions Delhi Indira Gandhi National IIT, Kanpur Jami Millia Lucknow Shivaji SRM University Open University Islamia University University University University MD University MLS University Kanpur Sant Gadge Baba University of Calcutta Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Rohtak Udaipur University Amravati University Kashmir University IIT, Ropar BITS, Pilani Dhirubhai Ambani Institute Amrita University Galgotias Lovely Professional Mumbai of Information and University Communication Technology University University Rajasthan HNB Garhwal Central Kumaun Kurukshetra Central University of Graphic Era Sharda University University University University University Rajasthan University Aspiring Minds Affiliations in Vocational Assessment Space National Skill Development Telecom Healthcare Council Agriculture Information Technology Rubber Gems and Jewelry Electronics Plumbing Media and Entertainment Retail Purpose and Scope of Work Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation is interested to track the effectiveness of the Ekal’s teaching program by assessing the learning levels of the students and teachers in various Ekal schools, districts and states, by an objective and standardized assessment. Objectives: Help Ekal establish the impact of its of model of education Deploy scientific assessment solutions for credible, objective & standardized evaluation Be able to objectively track learning deficiencies in different areas and provide the right interventions at the local and national level. Provide teachers a tool to provide personalized feedback and intervention to each student. Create a quality control mechanism for teachers. Track Ekal’s progress in impacting learning annually and setting an objective target for each region each year. http://www.aspiringminds.in Assessment Design Process Research Visit to Ekal schools, Ekal study material, Assessment standards (Pratham) Syllabus/Framework Basic yet essential life skills: Language, Math, General Awareness, Values Test Development In-house experts, Advisor from US (For Values) Translation Hindi (Northern states), Tamil (Tamil Nadu) Quality Control Detailed content review, Quality checks, Balanced test-forms http://www.aspiringminds.in Assessment Suite The following aspects were considered while deciding the suite of assessments: What are the basic life skills that can help child in day to day living? What will help a child