Covid-19 pandemic affected livelihoods and economies and left its scar on education by way of learning loss. Regression in academic progress (or what may be called ‘forgetting’ that which was learned in previous classes) is also symptomatic of learning loss. How this gap could be addressed is a major question. There are quite a few measures to address the gap and recover the loss such as making education slightly more intensive, providing access to students when it comes to remote learning, alleviating the experience that students went through during the pandemic, steps that you choose depend primarily on the assessment of specific educational needs of your students.
TIJAY GUPTA
Co-founder & COO,
BACHPAN & AHPS
Group of Schools
Co-curricular activities play a vital role in the holistic development of a student that was not possible in the truest sense during online sessions. There are various ways to strengthen the foundation of the future of our students. Here are a few of them.
Make education more intensive
Modify classroom instruction and curriculum in a way that students do not miss out on the knowledge which forms a part of their current syllabus.
Make technology more accessible to students. Facilitate proper access to devices, high-speed internet connectivity, and electricity supply aggravates the issues attached with remote learning.
Ensure mental health of students. There is a need to know whether the building block of learning, students’ mind, is sufficiently strong and healthy to acquire knowledge. In addition to exacerbating anxieties and depression, the pandemic has reduced motivation and concentration in students, increased their stress, and augmented their awareness of the wide disparities surrounding them. Also, social stigma attached to coronavirus infection is a key concern.
Make technology more accessible to students. Facilitate proper access to devices, high-speed internet connectivity, and electricity supply aggravates the issues attached with remote learning.
Summer learning loss, for example, refers to the learning loss which occurs during summer vacations. There is need to examine which methods proved effective in remote education. Such an examination can help you analyse which methods are more suitable to bridging the learning gap for your students.
Also, as it turns out, self-directed learning is an important aspect of the pandemic which should not be overlooked. Because students have already been exposed to self-learning, you can use this aspect to make education more intensive as well as promote their mental health.
