increasing understanding
Published in the El Peruano
Teacher training, evaluation in their mastery of reading, the reader's own development plan and national mobilization reading comprehension with text-sharing projects, and implementation of reading libraries are some of the measures implemented by the Ministry of Education and reflected in the increase achieved by students in reading comprehension during 2010, relation to the previous year.
According to Vice Minister of Educational Management, Idel Vexler, in this hopeful outcome expected and also outlines the work and commitment of teachers, parents, principals and students.
"In addition to the work of state and ministry, developed projects to improve reading society entities including NGOs, international aid agencies and private, why these achievements belong to all."
In this regard, stresses that the reason for the substantive and significant improvement in learning is the work that began in 2004 and continued during the tenure of Minister José Antonio Chang, to today. Percentages
Recently, the holder of the sector, Victor Raul Diaz Chavez, referring to the Student Census Evaluation (ECE) 2010, revealed that more than 28% of the school's second grade reached the expected level of reading comprehension and 13.8% did so in math. They surpassed the previous year's figure by 5.6% and 0.3% respectively. Vexler
expresses the importance of the next government to consider the achievements in this sector and improve the continuity of teacher policies, pedagogical and curricular evaluation.
"No need to change the curriculum and set aside the Public Career Teaching and training. The assessments can be improved, but in a context of continuity.
Vice argues that there are 14 regions that exceeded the planned target of 24%, including Arequipa, Ica, Moquegua, Tacna and Lima, and surpass the target for 2011 . These jurisdictions are closer to the international target of average First World countries.
But there is still hard work to do in reading comprehension in rural areas, especially in the Amazon and Andean regions. "In Loreto, Huancavelica, Huanuco and Ucayali, yet the results are not good, "added the official.
Emphasis
For that reason, considers that achievements serve to emphasize reading comprehension in mathematics education. In this area increased by 7 points from 2007 to 2009 but from 2009 to 2010 the increase was slight, three-tenths.
"As we have improved reading comprehension, we may also in mathematics, because he has put more emphasis", he says. He then states that the achievements will help build self-esteem of the boys, "and that all educational stakeholders and it is possible to improve the quality of education in the country."
The Ministry of Education (Minedu) prepares a national mobilization for the improvement of mathematics teaching in and primary, to leave the next government.
In that document, for example, aims to increase the hours of study in primary, differentiated according develop content with observations on the weaknesses of the students, preparing manual exercises to improve learning in math, "but above all we are requesting money Ministry of Economy and Finance, so that, as was done with the Strategic Learning, we can expand the surveillance and monitoring in rural areas, especially primary schools. "
Thus, suggest the use of one or two free hours available for workshops and other activities to study more mathematics content more focused, having to do with the weaknesses and specific materials. Scores
According to Juan Borea Odría, a member of the National Council of Education is positive progress in reading comprehension.
"Congratulations to achieve and the strategies which must surely keep the next government, is a good positive score, but is still insufficient because only a quarter of children are understanding and this is worrying." CNE
member states that training, delivery of books and keep the search for school hours activities are positive and should be maintained.
"I suggest reorient the curriculum to give more time to reading and writing and trying to make a qualitative leap, while maintaining the policy of handing over school textbooks. "
It notes that there is greater concern to reduce the gap between urban and rural," which is old, but still exists ".
" There are regions, including Moquegua, Arequipa, Lima Metropolitan advance, on average, and others like Loreto and Huancavelica, which are more linked to the rural areas, where students are quite low in reading comprehension. "
For example, emphasizes Borea, "Loreto only reached 5%. Here, you have to make a payment differential to invest more where performance is more low.
"You have to be weighed, or successful or defeatist, but optimistic and hopeful work, recognizing the progress achieved, but recognize that much remains to be done," stresses Vexler.