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Why ASER is done
The word “aser” means impact in Hindustani. Development can come
only after evaluation and assessment. In India and abroad, ASER
findings about learning levels are leading to change.
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A two member team from ASER Centre and Pratham recently visited
Bangladesh to help Room to Read develop a simple reading assessment
tool for their new program. They helped develop sets of tools
and provided training to Room to Read and SHARP (partner NGO)
members on using the tools. They helped in testing 34 children
in households and 180 children in a primary school. Feedback on
the testing was also given to the surveyors.
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photographs...
Rukmini Banerji spoke on “Evaluating Development Policies. Crossing
Paths: Researchers and Practitioners" at a two day conference
at College de France in Paris. To
see the video, click here...
A Collection of Assessment tools for primary schools from different
sources is available with the ASER Centre. Read
more...
Dr. Madhav Chavan appeared as a guest on CNBC’s ‘Imagining India
with Nandan Nilekani’ along with Shobhana Bhartia, and James Tooley.
The topic was “Crisis in Classrooms” and the discussion was on
primary education in India.
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related video...
ASER Centre, in partnership with Unicef and UNESCO, is conducting a yearlong study on teaching and learning in Government primary schools. The main objective of this study is to understand teaching and learning in the context of school functioning in government primary schools in India
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On World Water Day this year, March 22, more than 20,000 children in 19 states in 150 locations viewed the documentary 1H2O. This effort was done jointly by Pratham and ASER Centre in India and the Knight Center for International Media at the School of Communication, University of Miami, in collaboration with ITVS International, in the United States.
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Fast Track Initiative recently had a meet in Copenhagen on 20th
and 21st April, where Dr. Rukmini Banerji , Director, ASER Centre
was a keynote speaker. Read more...
Dr. Rukmini Banerji speaks at the the Clinton Annual Meet. More
than 1,000 global leaders, including 60 heads of state and five
Nobel Peace Prize winners, joined former President Bill Clinton
in New York Sept. 24-26, aiming to develop solutions to some of
the world's most challenging issues.Read more...
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Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister for HRD released the Annual Status of Education Report 2009 in New Delhi on 15th January. To see his message,click here
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ASER completes five years this year and, to mark the anniversary, panel discussions were organized on January 16.The broad areas were implications, learning and future directions.
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ASER 09 was photographed extensively. Sanjeev Saith selected five of the best. click here...
From the field...
In addition to basic estimates of children’s enrolment and learning levels, this year’s survey includes several parameters from earlier ASERs, like the incidence of paid private tuition, the ability to read and comprehend English, mothers’ education and learning levels, school observations and information on household and village infrastructure.
Training and the first phase of the survey
have been completed in most states. ASER
2009 Calendar
The ICICI Foundation for Inclusive Growth (IFIG) recently published a report, The Indian Public School System: Time for a Quality Revolution, which identifies a set of initiatives that will improve the quality of education in public schools across the country. It mentions the work of ASER and Pratham as steps in that direction.
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DIETs in Andhra Pradesh will be doing the ASER survey this
year for the third time in a row.
Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of the ASER Testing Tools : by Shaher Banu Vagh Read
more...
ASER Centre, in partnership with Unicef and UNESCO, is conducting a yearlong study on teaching and learning in Government primary schools. The main objective of this study is to understand teaching and learning in the context of school functioning in government primary schools in India
Read more...
Click here to see the photo essay by Sara Poehleman, Education Specialist, Unicef India, from her visit to Himachal for the ASER-Unicef-UNESCO study
J-PAL designates Pratham as one of the seven "must-buys" to reach the MDGs
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Learning outcomes are now at the center of FTI’s agenda.
Education For All - Fast Track Initiative (EFA-FTI), a global partnership to help low-income countries meet the education Millennium Development Goals...
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ASER team travels to Kenya for Uwezo.
UWEZO meaning "capability" is Kenya's version of ASER that is ready to be rolled out across the country. For this a 3 member team, comprising of Gunjan Goswami and Shruti Nag (ASER centre) and Sanjay Kumar (Bihar state head) went to Kenya to assist them in their first ever household survey.
To know more about UWEZO please go to http://www.awcfs.org
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