Assessment of Academic Proficiency in Bihar’s Tribal Schools, ETEducation

Patna: The academic proficiency of students in all 25 tribal schools run by the scheduled caste and scheduled tribe welfare department across Bihar will be assessed under a research initiative aimed at improving the quality of education among tribal communities.A five-day workshop was jointly organised by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and the Bihar Scheduled Tribe Research and Training Institute under the ‘Research for Empowered Tribal Education’ programme. The workshop began at the SCERT campus in Mahendru concluded on November 7.According to a communique issued by the Education Department, the initiative will assess students’ competencies in reading, writing, mathematics and languages. A research design and assessment tools are being developed during the workshop to evaluate their academic performance.The research will also focus on enhancing students’ learning abilities through a multilingual education approach rooted in their mother tongues and local cultures. The approach aims to improve learning outcomes by making classroom education more accessible and relevant to tribal students.SCERT officials and experts, along with principals, lecturers and subject specialists from various teacher training institutions across the state, are participating in the workshop and offering suggestions to develop an effective research framework.