Transcript ASER PAKISTAN

ASER PAKISTAN
A Citizen Led Initiative
FATA
Launch
February , 2014
ASER PARTNERS
10,000 Volunteers – Citizens – Youth !
ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015
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Citizen led large scale national household survey
(3-16 years).
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Quality of education in rural and some urban
areas (5-16 years).
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Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access.
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Influence National & Provincial policy and actions
for Right To Education (RTE) Article 25-A.
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Provides information for tracking MDG/EFA trends
and targets up to 2015.
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Influencing goal setting for Post-2015 agenda.
ASER ASSESSMENT TOOLS
ASER Assessment tools :
1. LEARNING
•Reading (Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto)
•Arithmetic
•English
Assessments are based on Class II level
curriculum for English & Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto
and Class III level for Arithmetic.
2. HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
3. SCHOOL SURVEY – GOVERNMENT & PRIVATE
Scale of the Survey
9
Districts (Rural)
18,672 Children (3-16 Years) | 311 Schools | 265 Villages |5,271 Households
FINDINGS
Enrollment (6-16 Years)
RURAL
79%
21%
Out of school children
(6-16 Years)
District wise map showing % children
RURAL
Children in Pre School ( 3-5 Year )
Rural
39%
Enrolled
3-5 year old
61%
Out Of
School
3-5 year old
Children in Pre School
(3-5 Years)
District wise map showing % children
RURAL
Gender Comparison
Out of School Children (6-16 years)
RURAL
Out-of-school children by gender 6 to 16 years
Boys
Girls
50
% Children
40
30
20
14
15
11
11
8
2011
2012
2013
13
10
0
The proportion of out of school children (girls & boys) has
decreased as compared to 2012.
Class Wise Enrollment
RURAL
Class-wise enrollment
2011
2012
2013
% Children
40
30
20
18
17
15
13
10
12
8
6
5
4
3
5
6
Class
7
8
9
10
0
1
2
3
4
Enrollment decreases as class level increases
QUALITY
LEARNING LEVELS
URDU/PASHTO
RURAL
30
%
children in class 5 can read
Story in Urdu/Pashto.
LEARNING LEVELS
URDU/PASHTO
RURAL
Children who can read story
Urdu/Pashto
% Children
2011
100
80
60
40
20
0
2012
25
2013
30
50
13
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Learning levels remain poor: 70% of the children from Class 5
cannot read Class 2 level story as compared to 54% in 2012.
District wise map showing % children
who can read story (Class 2 level)
LEARNING LEVELS
URDU/PASHTO
RURAL
(Class 5)
LEARNING LEVELS
ENGLISH
RURAL
28
%
children in class 5 can
read Sentences in English
LEARNING LEVELS
ENGLISH
RURAL
Children who can read English sentences
2011
2012
2013
% Children
100
80
60
40
20
21
28
50
14
0
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Deterioration over the years: 72% of Class 5 children cannot read
sentence in English (Class 2 level) in 2013 compared to 50% in
2012.
District wise map showing % children
who can read sentences (Class 2 level)
LEARNING LEVELS
ENGLISH
RURAL
(Class 5)
LEARNING LEVELS
ARITHMETIC
RURAL
37
%
children in class 5 can do
2-digit division
LEARNING LEVELS
ARITHMETIC
RURAL
Children who can do division
2011
2012
2013
100
% Children
80
56
60
40
20
30
37
17
0
Class 3
Class 4
Class 5
Class 6
Deterioration over the year: 63% of class 5 children cannot do
division in 2013.
District wise map showing % children
who can do division (Class 3 level)
LEARNING LEVELS
ARITHMETIC
RURAL
(Class 5)
LEARNING LEVELS
BY GENDER (5-16 YEARS)
RURAL
Learning levels by gender
Urdu/Pashto
Learning levels by gender English
Learning levels by gender Arithmetic
100
60
43
40
23
80
60
20
0
0
Girls
Who can read at least sentences
52
29
40
20
Boys
100
% Children
80
% Children
% Children
100
80
60
49
26
40
20
0
Boys
Boys
Girls
Girls
Who can at least do subtraction
Who can read at least words
Girls continue to lag behind boys in language and arithmetic competencies.
Learning levels of children enrolled
in private schools are better
LEARNING LEVELS
TYPE OF SCHOOL
Learning levels by school type Urdu/Pashto
Government
31
49
24
60
39
40
20
0
Class 1: Can read at Class 3: Can read at Class 5: Can read at
least letters
least sentences
least story
•
54
47
20
0
Class 1: Can read at
least small letters
Class 3: Can read at
least words
Class 5: Can read at
least sentences
Learning levels by school type Arithmetic
24% of children in government schools (Class 5)
while 49% of children in private schools can read a
story in Urdu/Pashto.
20% of children in government schools while 54%
of children in private schools (Class 5) can read
sentences in English.
32% of children in government schools while 54%
of children in private schools (Class 5) can do
division. .
Government
Private
100
% Children
•
70
67
80
54
20
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Private
100
% Children
% Children
Government
72
60
40
Private
92
100
80
Learning levels by school type English
66
80
60
44
40
61
41
54
32
20
0
Class 1: Can
recognize at least
numbers (10-99)
Class 3: Can at least Class 5: Can at least
do subtraction
do division
ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT
PAID TUITION
Rural
Children attending paid tuition
Government schools
Private schools
100
% Children
80
60
40
20
26
25
14
13
1
1
0
2011
2012
2013
Children in private centers are more inclined to take paid tuition
LEARNING LEVELS
OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN
RURAL
Learning levels: out-of-school
children Urdu
Learning levels: out-of-school children English
Learning levels: out-of-school children
Arithmetic
100
80
65
60
40
11
20
11
Letters
Words
80
60
40
60
60
40
14
20
6
7
Sentences
Story
0
Beginner
69
% Children
80
100
% Children
% Children
100
20
8
9
9
5
0
Beginner
Capital letters Small letters
Words
Sentences
12
6
8
0
Beginner
Number
Number Subtraction
recognition recognition
1-9
10-99
Not more than 40% out of school children are at more
than ‘beginner’ level
Division
School Attendance &
Facilities
ATTENDANCE
TEACHER
RURAL
% Teacher
Government
86
85
91
86
Private
87
92
84
67
Primary
Elementary
High
Others
Teacher attendance in government primary schools is almost same as in private
primary schools.
ATTENDANCE
CHILDREN
RURAL
85%
86%
88%
91%
84%
91%
89%
Overall children attendance is better in Pvt. Schools
90%
MULTI-GRADE TEACHING
Rural
Government
Private
100
% school
80
60
40
51
26
24
15
20
0
Class 2
Class 8
In 51% surveyed government schools , class 2 children were
sitting with other classes.
BASIC FACILITIES
GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOL
RURAL
61%
57%
21%
Basic facilities in schools are still missing: 43% government primary schools do not
have drinkable water facility, 39% do not have complete boundary walls and 79%
do not have usable toilets.
Dissemination with a
Difference!
Mobilizing a Citizens’
Movement for Quality
Education in Pakistan
ASER Dissemination
Segmented Groups for
Accountability & Action
o ASER Baithaks/Jirgas/Katcheries (village/area gatherings)
stakeholders: parents, communities, children, teachers . teachers,
parents, children, government field officials to demand ACTION FOR
IMPROVEMENT!
o Teacher Unions & Associations Baithaks
o District/Provincial/Federal Education & Literacy Departments
 (Local, District, Provincial, National & International)
o Youth Groups - mobilizing Ambassadors for Learning
o Parliamentarians – politicians knocking on the doors in their
constituencies
o Judiciary & Judicial Academies- evidence backed judgments on 25 A
o Academia/University /Research Groups - Pakistan & Abroad
o Civil Society Organizations – nationwide- globally
o Social Media
o Media – Media – Media !
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