HYDERABAD: With pre-boards under progress in most CBSE schools, students are found struggling in subjects such as mathematics and science due to lack of exposure to practicals and in-person practice sessions with the teachers.
During this academic year, online classes were held for almost 10 months. With students returning for in-person classes only from February 1, learning outcomes of students set to appear for the board exams this year reveals that many are facing issues in coping up in subjects that have more practical knowledge over theory.
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Keeping in mind the pandemic and difficulties associated with studying online from home, all schools must provide special care for students appearing in boards. Once their weaknesses are identified, these students can be called for special classes.
“Mathematics is a key subject where difficulty levels of students are high. We have assessed that while the concept is clear among students, application of those concepts is emerging as a challenge for many. It’s largely due to lack of practice that students are struggling in maths,” said Sophia Reena Leo, principal of Johnson Grammar School (CBSE), Nacharam.
Due to lack of exposure to regular classes, many students are finding it difficult to understand even basic concepts related to chemical reactions, units and measurements, laws of motions and forces.
“Almost 60 per cent of the syllabus is theory. The remaining 40 per cent syllabus which we could have grasped better through practicals is where I struggle the most. If we would have had in-person classes since day 1 then understanding level could have been much higher,” admitted Urav Nikesh Dedhia, a class 12 student.
Schools are now assessing areas where students were unable to cope during online classes held throughout the year. “We are conducting subject-wise revision for all the students. Since the board exams are scheduled only in May, there is enough time for students to cope up,” said Shailaja Gopinath, principal of Delhi Public School, Secunderabad.
Keeping in mind the pandemic and difficulties associated with studying online from home, all schools must provide special care for students appearing in boards. Once their weaknesses are identified, these students can be called for special classes.