Indian teachers are positive about post-pandemic careers: report

Indian teachers highly positive about careers after pandemic: report

New Delhi:

Teachers in India came out as very positive about their careers after the pandemic, having improved their skills, shown resilience and eager to continue in their teaching, according to findings of a large global study on the use of technology to improve educational outcomes. T4 Education, a global organization providing tools and initiatives for teachers to improve education, launched its survey earlier this year to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and weigh the future of technology in the sector.

Covering 20,679 teachers in 165 countries, the survey was released in London this week as one of the largest of its kind to document the impact of COVID restrictions on educational inequalities.

“Overall, Indian teachers appear very positive about their careers after the pandemic, which is a positive story for the future of education. The teachers have improved their skills, have shown resilience and are essentially keen to continue their teaching, ”note the results.

“90% said they thought the experience made them a better teacher, 59% are more excited to teach (16% less enthusiastic),” they added.

When asked what their school should do after COVID-19 to help learners catch up, teachers in India cited solutions like helping learners understand how they can learn better and develop learning strategies. independent and introduce more play in learning to reduce stress.

“The past 18 months have been an incredible journey for teachers around the world. This unique report documents globally how teachers have heroically responded to the global education crisis caused by the ensuing pandemic, ”said Vikas Pota, Founder of T4 Education.

“This report is distinctive and remarkable because it shows us the perspective of those who have been on the front lines of delivering education. We are seeing incredible ingenuity, innovation, creativity and collaboration among peer educators in all countries. The results benefit not only millions of children and entire communities around the world, but also the profession, ”he said.

Matching results for India and globally reveal that access to internet technology was the main driver of learning loss during the pandemic.

“This is a fundamental point, the digital divide is now the number one educational inequality surpassing other long-standing problems. This has big implications for education systems which need to think about how they equip schools / teachers with the basic infrastructure for e-learning, but also with training and support to integrate effectively into the classroom. pedagogy ”, notes the report.

At the same time, the report found that teachers in India have undertaken a huge amount of professional development (more than global averages) with 51 percent of them taking more than 10 days in total in the past 12 months. , compared to a global average of 42 percent.

“Teachers have responded admirably to this enormous challenge, working tirelessly to rapidly improve their skills and adopt working methods unfamiliar in many contexts, including countries at all income levels,” said Dr Sara Hennessy, Lecturer in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation at the University of Cambridge and Research Director at EdTech Hub.

Among some of the other global findings, the use of digital tools for assessment emerged as surprisingly low, with 27% reporting using the technology for assessments on a daily basis, 29% every week, and 20% once or twice a month.

Math teachers were consistently the least likely among teachers in all curriculum subjects to use a range of digital tools for teaching and learning.

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