Chennai 600 006
RC.No.085932/F/S2/2024 Dated:27.12.24 Sub:
State Level Achievement Survey
(SLAS). 2025- Identification of Field Investigators
(FI)s-Reg. Ref: 1.Letter
from the State Project Director, Samagra Shiksha, Chennai-6, R.C. No.
4453/A4/Assessment SLAS/SS/2024, dt.0512.2024 2.Copy of the letter sent to the
Secretary to Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9 by
the Director of State Council of Educational Research and Training, Chennai 6
R.C. No. 1082381/G3/2024, dt. 20.12.2024.
It is informed that with reference to
the letter 1 cited, it has been informed that the State Level Achievement Survey
(SLAS) is to be conducted in January, 2025 to identify the learning gaps in
various disciplines and plan academic interventions to empower teachers with
modified teaching and learning strategies based on the results of the SLAS, 2025
and to assess the learning of concepts at higher cognitive levels and the
support of school system and monitoring mechanism through SLAS. With reference
to the letter 2nd cited, it has been planned to conduct the OMR based SLAS for
15.78 lakh students studying in the Grades 3,5 & 8 only in Tamil and English
mediums in all the Government and Government Aided Schools (Fully Aided and
Partially Aided).
It has been informed that 35 questions will be asked for Grade
3 (10 questions each from Tamil, English and Mathematics and 5 questions from
EVS), 45 questions for Grade 5 (10 questions each from Tamil, English and
Mathematics and 15 questions from Science and Social Science and 50 questions
for Grade 8 (10 questions each from Tamil, English, Mathematics, Science and
Social Science). It has been informed that the questions will be developed based
on the previous Grade and the I term of the current Grade. With regard to
languages, grade appropriate comprehension passages which assess the reading and
comprehension skills of students will be asked. It has been informed that
questions will be developed in multiple choice with single correct answer based
on Learning Outcomes which should be answered by students based on their
learning but not on rote memorisation. It is informed that the Assessment Tools
and OMRS will be printed by the Director, DGE and sent to CEOs. The survey in
schools will be conducted by Field Investigators to be drawn among final year
students studying in UG and PG classes in Arts and Science Colleges and 3rd or
4th year students of Engineering colleges.
It has been decided that a total of
71,019 Fls will be required to conduct the survey in three days one day for each
Grade in the last week of January, 2025. The Commissioner of Directorate of
Technical Education, Guindy, Chennai and the Commissioner of Collegiate
Education, Saidapet, Chennai have been requested to send orders to their
subordinate officers to extend support to CEOs in the identification of the Fis.
Hence, CEOs of all districts are hereby instructed to identify the Fls as per
the number required for each district by contacting the RJDS and Principals of
the Engineering Colleges. The District Level Master Trainers Training will be
organised by SCERT at Chennai on 03.01.2025 and they, in turn, need to train the
additional Master Trainers required for each district to train all the Fl before
11.01.2025. The Fl Training will be organised by the Principals of the DIET's.
Encl: District wise requirement of Fls
To Chief Educational Officers of all
districts. Copy Submitted to DIRECTOR 672) 27/2/20 1. The State Project
Director, Samagra Shiksha, Chennai-6 for information. 2. The Secretary to
Government, School Education Department, Secretariat, Chennai -9 for
information.
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