As soon as Corona is mentioned, there is panic in the heart and shivering in the body. After all, why not? Lakhs of families were uprooted due to Coronavirus. There would hardly be any part of the world left where Corona would not have wreaked havoc. There would not have been any family which would not have lost their loved ones or relatives. Even now, information about variants of Coronavirus keeps coming. People who recovered from Corona also talk about different types of problems. Due to this, children's education was also affected. OECD has come up with a surprising report regarding education.
Effect of Corona, students lagging in mathematics and science
According to the OECD report, due to Corona, every fourth child has become weak in reading as well as in mathematics and science. Here questions might be arising in your mind as to whether Corona coronavirus has affected the brains of children or whether the reason is something else. According to the OECD, the pattern of education changed during the Corona period. Instead of offline classes, online classes were tried as an alternative. Online classes helped in reducing the loss in studies. But its effect was that the reading habit of children was affected. Along with this, due to a lack of direct contact with teachers, the subjects of science and mathematics started becoming difficult for the children.
Study claims on 7 lakh children
Compared with 2018, the Paris-based organization found that the habit of reading decreased by 10 points and the habit of studying mathematics decreased by 15 points. Students who used to learn a lot within a year. Now they are taking more time. Children are not able to solve mathematics questions quickly. To prepare this report, a PISA test was conducted. In which about 7 lakh children from 81 countries were claimed to be involved. In this test, it was found that the students who were in contact with the teachers performed better in the exam. However, students who are still studying through the online system are facing more difficulties.
More impact on western countries
OECD has made special mention of Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, and Poland in its report. It was told about the children here that these children could not perform well in mathematics and science. It has also been emphasized in the report that the online system can be considered an alternative to the offline one. But due to the online system, children are not able to present their problems properly to the teacher and teachers are also not able to explain their views to the children properly.
(PC: Freepik)
