Rc.No. 26/B/AC/SCERT/2017 Dated:14-02-2019 Sub:- School Education Department, AP SCERT - Conduct of Student Learning Achievement Survey (SLAS) 2018 for Classes 4,6 and 9 in sample set of schools in all districts across the state — Reg. AP SLAS 2019 Guidelines Schedule Rc 26 Dated 14.2.2019 SLAS 2018-19
AP SLAS 2019 Guidelines Schedule Rc 26 Dated 14.2.2019 SLAS 2018-19
Ref:-
- 1. Memo No. 420155/Prog. II/A1/2016 dated 03.02.17.
- 2. MoU signed between Department of School Education, Center for Science of Student Learning (CSSL), Central Square Foundation (CSF) and Samagra dated 07.02.17.
- 3. Minutes of meeting in 0/o Commissioner of School Education, dated 27.11.18.
- 4. File C. No. 9/B/AC/SCERT/2018
- All the Regional Joint Directors (RJDSEs), District Educational Officers (DEOs), District Project Officers (DPOs) are informed that vide reference 3 cited above , it is proposed that the third cycle of SLAS 2018-19 will be conducted on 26th, 27th and 28th of February, 2019 for classes 9th, 6th and 4th respectively with the following objectives.
- to collate actionable insights on the student learning levels of the state in Classes 4, 6 & 9 for subjects Language and Maths in terms of their knowledge and skills and to identify the learning gaps, common errors and misconceptions of students;
- to generate insights on the differences in performance of students across districts and school managements to create cross-learning and remedial opportunities;
- as a new initiative, items from international assessments like TIMSS and PIRLS are being tested in a separate test form, to understand performance standards of students.
The assessment framework of SLAS is as follows.
- Students from Class 4,6 and 9 will be tested.
- SLAS will be conducted for 2 subjects- Language (Telugu for Telugu Medium and English for English Medium) and Mathematics and a separate combined paper with international items.
- SLAS tools will be provided by CSSL.
- SLAS is an objective, multiple choice question tool - OMR will be used for evaluation of students.
- Sampling will be conducted by CSSL through a Stratified Proportionate Sampling procedure to ensure representative sample across each district.
- SLAS will be conducted in Telugu and English medium schools of both private and government managements.
- SLAS will be conducted in a mix of Government and Private schools.
- Overall in the state, in Class 4, around 27000 students will be tested in Language (Telugu/English), Mathematics and International subtests, in Class 6, around 42000 students will be tested in Language (Telugu/English), Mathematics and International subtests, and in Class 9, around 39000 students will be tested in Language (Telugu/English), Mathematics and International subtests.
- Service of the CRPs will be utilized for invigilation of SLAS in all schools and coding of combined paper.
- SLAS will be conducted on Feb 26th,27th, and 28th, 2019 for 9th, 6th and 4th classes
| Date |
Class |
Subject |
Timing |
| 26th Feb 2019 |
Class 9 |
Language
(Telugu/English) |
9:45 am - 11:30 am (105 min) |
| Combined Paper
(International
Assessment Items) |
11:40 am - 12:55 pm (75 min) |
| Mathematics |
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm (105 min) |
| Pupil Questionnaire |
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm (40 min) |
| 27th Feb 2019 |
Class 6 |
Language
(Telugu/English) |
9:45 am - 11:30 am (105 min) |
| Combined Paper
(International
Assessment Items) |
11:40 am - 12:55 pm (75 min) |
| Mathematics |
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm (105 min) |
| Pupil Questionnaire |
3:40 pm - 4:20 pm (40 min) |
| 28th Feb 2019 |
Class 4 |
Language
(Telugu/English) |
9:30 am - 1 1:15 am (105 min) |
| Combined Paper
(International
Assessment Items) |
11:30 am - 12:45 pm (75 min) |
| Mathematics |
1:45 pm - 3:30 pm (105 min) |
| 1st Mar 2019 |
Class 4 |
Pupil Questionnaire |
9:30 am - 10:30 am (Administered
by class teacher) |
