Andhra Pradesh governor S Abdul Nazeer announced that the state government has distributed 9,52,925 tablets loaded with eighth and ninth-grade scholastic content to class eight students, as part of their commitment to digital learning reform in education, according to an official statement.
Furthermore, the governor highlighted the installation of 62,000 interactive screens for classes six to 12 and 45,000 smart TVs in primary schools, costing Rs 838 crores, to enhance learning outcomes. The content from Byju’s and e-content from SCERT AP will be utilised to facilitate more effective learning, the statement mentioned.
The governor emphasised the government’s commitment to extensive curricular reforms aimed at preparing students in government schools to become global citizens. “We have introduced comprehensive curricular reforms in school education to equip children in government schools to meet global challenges and evolve into global citizens,” he said.
Moreover, the government has partnered with International Baccalaureate (IB) by signing an MoU to incorporate IB into SCERT, and introduced TOEFL (Teaching of English as Foreign Language) in schools to enhance students’ global competitiveness, as per the statement.
To oversee digital infrastructure in schools, the government is deploying future skills experts to ensure efficient management and contribute to effective educational processes across 6,790 government high schools in the state, it added.
With inputs from ANI.
