Students’ equation with maths to be made easier

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 23

To help government students excel in mathematics, the Department of School Education has collaborated with an NGO named Khan Academy and started an online learning programme in all 6,292 schools for the current academic session 2021-22.

Originally, it was started as a pilot project in as many as 186 schools in 2019. The programme is available in English and Punjabi for personalised practice exercises. Personal email IDs have been created exclusively for this purpose across the state.

About 11,000 maths teachers and 10 lakh students belonging to Classes VI till XII in government schools have been given the access to the email connectivity. Maths teachers have been given special training for the programme handling.

The department has ensured appropriate devices and connectivity solutions for the students to have hassle-free access to the content when they return to schools. Besides, the students and teachers can access all resources through any Internet-enabled device -- smartphone, tablet, laptop and PC from home.

“The programme is aimed at bringing in qualitative improvement in the teaching-learning of mathematics, ultimately impacting about 11,000 teachers and 10 lakh students of Classes VI to XII in government schools of the state,” said Vijay Inder Singla, Education Minister, adding that it would hone up the mathematical skills of the students to enable them to face the challenges of the present era.

Meanwhile, School Education Secretary Krishan Kumar said the curriculum includes videos and over 20,000 exercises to make the teaching-learning of mathematics a joyous journey for teachers and students. “The programme will go a long way in boosting the interest as well as the confidence level of the students, especially from rural areas, in learning the complexities of different concepts of mathematics easily and effectively.”

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