Work Domains

Student learning assessments

There has been a considerable increase in focus towards providing quality education viz. a viz. enhancing the learning levels of the students by conducting regular assessments. Under student learning assessments, special emphasis is placed on the paradigm shift that can be seen in the assessment approach as we move away from the conventional methodology i.e. assessment of learning to a more nuanced approach, assessment for learning. The paradigm shift espouses the need to delve deeper into diagnostic and formative form of assessment. Such an exercise feeds into the constant strive to achieve quality and conform with the best practices as adopted by school teachers globally.

We enhance the quality of education by mapping its progress through enhancement in the learning levels of students by conducting regular assessments. This is done through structured baseline, midline, and/or endline assessments that helps provide information about what students know and can do in grade and subject specific learning scenario.

Over 400 tools have been prepared to map grade/age level competencies and skills in subjects like Languages (Hindi and English), Mathematics, Science, and EVS.
Over 15 partner organizations/agencies have successfully implemented EQFI assessment tools for mapping achievement of students in their programmes.
Over 3,00,000 students have been assessed across 18 states.

Impact assessments

There are emergent ‘impact groups’ that are being considered as main target beneficiaries of any intervention programme. Under impact assessments, tens and hundreds of organisations—international, national, government, private have identified ‘impact’ groups and have designed various programmes to benefit them. Some of these programmes focus on teacher empowerment while some cater to student development while some others focus on systemic changes. The programmes are sometimes face-to-face while some are online while some others are blended.

We support the implementing partner/intervention agencies in understanding their scope of work, intervention methodology viz. a viz. on-ground reality and provide recommendations for systemic changes to further inform strategies for sustainability and outreach to maximum stakeholders.

2 partner organizations have sought support to assess the relevance of on-ground strategies and map effectiveness of delivery processes and management of their education programmes.

Content Development and Teacher Training

In recent times the focus, very rightly, of several educational reform programmes is not only to find out what is pulling back the system, but also to support its upward climb. Several programmes are specifically designed for equipping the teachers with latest pedagogical inputs and learning styles. There has been an unprecedented rise in the focus for English competency and 21st century skills or soft skills.

We rely on our deep knowledge, skills and expertise to create and deliver content that is in sync with the demands of contemporary education systems, curriculum, and pedagogy. At present, we are conducting need based teacher training workshops that enables the school institutions to further their professional development programme and build a resource pool of capable and empowered educators.