Participation in assessment quiz rises

Tribune News Service

Shimla, September 29

The number of government schools students of elementary grades (classes I to VIII) participating in WhatsApp-based weekly assessment module in the form of a quiz, organised under ‘Har Ghar Pathshala’ programme of the State Education Department, has increased from 40,000 to 2,25,000 in three months.

The quiz for classes IX to XII, launched on September 26, recorded a participation of over 90,000 students in the first week itself, a spokesperson for the department said. He informed that the Artificial Intelligence (AI)- enabled quiz ‘Chatbot’, developed by ConveGenius, asks learning-outcome based multiple choice questions to students and the latter answer as if they are chatting with someone.

Students are tested on two subjects every week on the syllabus covered in the previous week. The ‘Chatbot’ is designed so that students can register themselves by entering their name, class and school UDISE code. The students can choose between Hindi and English as their preferred medium and multiple students can participate from one phone. At many places, where students do not have their own phones, teachers are providing their phones to them, the spokesperson stated.

After attempting the quiz, the students immediately receive the answer key. Among the many new features added in the quiz, students now receive remedial videos on the basis of their performance, allowing them to work on areas that need improvement. Moreover, to track the participation of students, a live dashboard has been created which shows the participation and performance of the students at district, block, school, and grade level, he added.