2012-13 - Stscodisha.gov.in

Annual Report 2012-13c) English Language Lab: The Govt. hasinitiated to set up English Language Lab in13 EMRS running in the state, where thebasic focus is to improve the Englishlanguage skill of the students. Theprogramme aims to improve Englishlanguage skills on four of its major aspectsviz. Listening, Reading, Speaking andWriting (LRSW). In addition to this, specialfocus shall be given to improve the student’sachievement on grammar andcommunication skills. Through this, thestudents will be able to gain command overthe English language. It is planned to expandthe programme to other schools of thedepartment.d) Smart Class Rooms: The Govt. has initiatedto establish Smart class rooms in each ofthese EMRS and 8 higher secondary schools,where the class rooms will be equipped withmodern teaching learning aids and thelectures will be delivered with multimediacontent. The thrust is laid on four of themajor subjects viz. English, Social Science,Mathematics and Science and for highersecondary classes, the subjects on Math,Physics, chemistry, Botany and Zoologywill be covered. and the course contentsshall be delivered in multimedia mode,which will help students understanding ineach of the subjects. It is also planned toexpand the programme to other HighSchools and Higher Secondary schools insubsequent years.e) Online Engineering Coaching to students:A programme named Aashanka is beingimplemented in 21 schools of theDepartment. The programme supportsindividual students relating in Std XIIth andXIIth to take classes though online mode andclarify their doubts by referring to themultimedia content. The student learningassessment is done online and incentivemechanism is developed for the bestperforming schools and teachers. This helpedthe students to prepare themselves for IIT andEngineering entrance exam.f) Integrated 10+2 Science and MedicalCoaching: Top 100 best performing studentsfrom the ST&SC families are enrolled in thisprogramme, where in the students are placedin Bhubaneswar and are provided withresidential; college facility. Along with the10+2 science classes, the students areprepared for the Medical Entrance exam. Itis expected that during the upcoming years,students belonging to ST&SC will be able totake admission in the Medical Collegesthrough merit.g) Online mode of Monitoring theperformance of schools: In collaborationwith UNICEF, the Govt. have developed aweb based monitoring mechanism forassessing the performance of the schools. TheMonitoring officials of the department areengaged and the frequency of visiting schoolsis made on monthly basis, so that every schoolis in a continuous effort to maintain its servicestandards and academic delivery.h) Provision of Additional Class rooms andother amenities for Schools.The Govt. has taken special drive to provideAdditional Class rooms in the existing schools,so as to cater additional students enrollment. Theprovision for the additional class room and otheramenities is made in the State budget every year.OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTLiteracy and Education are the pre-requisites forthe quality of resources of any society.Improvement in the level of this indicator reflectsdevelopment in the society. The rate of literacy33