National Council of Educational Research and Training National Achievement Survey: Class VIII
How to use this report This report shows results from the National Achievement Surveys (NAS) for Class VIII students in for reading comprehension, mathematics, science and social science. The contents are as follows: Page 3 Schools and students: -National in % Page 4 Results Page 5 Results by gender and urban/rural students Page 6 Results by social category The NAS provides information about the knowledge and abilities of students in government and government-aided elementary schools. These are based on tests of students of Classes III, V and VIII. The NAS are conducted under the Government s flagship programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), which has been successful in ensuring greater access, equity and quality in elementary education. Test scores in the report are presented on a scale from 0 and 500. The national average was set to and the standard deviation was set to 50. This means about 70% of students could potentially score between 200 and 300, and 95% of students could score between 150 and 350. NAS is not a test for each individual student or school. NAS results are based on carefully selected samples of students, further weighted by population to be generalised to the individual state. The Standard Error is an estimate of the likely variation that may occur. For example if the average language score for students in a State was 247 with an estimated standard error of about 2.1 scale point, then the true value of the State s average language score lies on the range of 244.9 to 249.1. If you want to look into these results in more depth please refer to the individual state report produced separately or the national report. 2
Schools and students: - National in % Participation 39 61 Gender Boys Girls 47 53 12 88 Area Urban Rural 22 78 Social category 3 24 54 19 13 23 38 26 Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste Other Backward Class Other Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste Other Backward Class Other Home Factors 32 34 24 6 4 Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Parental education Degree and above 26 36 26 8 5 Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Secondary Degree and above Books at home 22 59 6 13 20 64 7 9 No books 1-10 books 11-25 books More than 25 No books 1-10 books 11-25 books More than 25 Private tuition Have Do not have 22 78 35 65 category 13 School 23 38 26Factors Scheduled Tribe Scheduled Caste Other Backward Class Other 18 51 26 1 1 Illiterate 74 67 Secondary 60 and 53 Comprehension Primary Secondary Higher Parental education Degree above Assigned homework every day 26 36 26 8 5 Illiterate Primary Secondary Higher Degree 63 Secondary 65 and 54 51 13 65 9 13 above Mathematics Science Social Mathematics Science Social Science Comprehension Science Nagaland Nagaland No books 1-10 books 11-25 books More than 25 Books at home 20 64 7 No books 1-10 books 11-25 books More th National aver anagement Pupil-teacher ratio State Government Zila Parishad Local Body Municipal Committee Tribal Social Department Government Aided 74 6 4 2 13 19 Fewer than 20 20 16 45 20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40 29 26 16 29 Fewer than 20 20 to 30 30 to 40 More than 40 3
Results Andhra Pradesh in comparison 247 278 259 267 Not significantly different to national average of 247 Significantly above national average of 245 Significantly above national average of 251 Significantly above national average of 247 comprehension Mathematics Science Social Science Lowest and Highest Student Achievement (percentile score) comprehension Lowest Highest 178 319 Lowest 209 Mathematics Highest 359 190 310 201 304 10 th 25 th 50 th 75 th 90 th 10 th 25 th 50 th 75 th 90 th Science Social Science Lowest 184 Highest 352 Lowest 185 Highest 355 199 316 194 309 10 th 25 th 50 th 75 th 90 th 10 th 25 th 50 th 75 th 90 th Low-scoring students are those that scored at and lesser than 10% percentile score. High-scoring students are those that scored at and better than 90% percentile score. 4
The following pages compare scores of different groups of students in, for each subject. The scores are compared with the national average (given in brackets). Scores for boys and girls in each subject 246 (246) 248 (249) 278 (246) 279 (245) 258 (252) 259 (251) 273 (247) 264 (248) comprehension Mathematics Science Social Science Scores for urban and rural students Urban and Rural (252) 247 (247) 275 (241) 279 (246) 254 (249) 259 (252) 257 (245) 269 (248) Urban Urban Urban Urban comprehension Mathematics Science Social Science 5
Scores by social category Tribe, Caste and Class 239 (243) Scheduled Tribe 247 (244) Scheduled Caste 245 (249) Other Backward Class 253 (254) Other 274 (245) Scheduled Tribe 282 (243) Scheduled Caste 280 (246) Other Backward Class 274 (246) Other 259 (248) Scheduled Tribe 258 () Scheduled Caste 260 (252) Other Backward Class 259 (254) Other 261 (244) Scheduled Tribe 272 (245) Scheduled Caste 268 (251) Other Backward Class 265 (251) Other comprehension Mathematics Science Social Science 6
Population+ 199581477 Literacy Rate+ 69.72 Source : + Source: Census of India 2011, Provisional Population Totals 7
Examinations An examination is a formal test of an individual student s knowledge or proficiency in a subject on the curriculum. The results of examinations apply to individual students, enabling them to progress through school or apply for further education or employment. Taken together, examination results provide an overall snapshot of students performance at the end of a school year or course of learning. Examination results do not indicate the reasons behind high or low achievement of students. Assessment Surveys Assessment Surveys provide a measure of learning across a representative sample of students. They allow classification of students at a specific grade level by their ability (what students know and can do) in different subjects on the curriculum. National Assessment Surveys provide a Health Check to the education system by analysing achievement based on a range of background factors (school, home, teachers). They potentially enable policy makers and practitioners to address the challenges to enhance student learning. Supported by RMSA Technical Cooperation Agency NCERT New Delhi 110016 E: esd.ncert@nic.in, contact@rmsatca.org The RMSA Technical Cooperation Fund is supported by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) W: www.ncert.nic.in, www.rmsatca.org