West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

245The subjects in which trainings were imparted included interalia Life Science, English, Bengali, History, Mathematics,Geography, Environment, Disability, Computer etc. The durationof training ranged between 2 days to 10 days. The concernedteachers praised about the role of modules which were provided tothem. The teachers got a clear conception regarding knowledge,comprehension, application and skilled bare question. As regardsimpact of training, teachers of some of the schools stated that therewas no monitoring system to assess the impact of training andthey were, therefore, not in a position to comment on this aspect.However, some of the teachers stated that the trainingmodules on different subjects were of great help for furtherance ofknowledge and became easier to train students. They stressed thatthe experience gathered in the training were being utilized toenhance the level of education through joyful teaching.15.23 School Grading and Level of Education :One of the objectives of the SSA was to provide qualityeducation to the targeted children. Gradation of schools was ameans to determine the level of education imparted to students.The concept of minimum level of learning was not clear tothe teachers. Teachers faced difficulty, particularly in Class-I toset uniform pattern of teaching. To cope with the situation aguideline had been prepared. The system of gradation had beenintroduced to assess the quality of schools, although the same wasin initial stage. The following procedures for grading the schoolwere prescribed.