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ASER Pakistana citizens’ led initiative
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About the ASER SurveyThe purpose of the ASER rapid assessment survey and its planned annual rounds in rural areas is twofold:
1.To get reliable estimates of the status of children’s schooling and basic learning (reading and arithmetic) up to grade II at the district level
2. To measure change in these basic learning and school statistics over time- annually
ASER Pakistan – the Architecture
Voluntary Surveyors (VSs)(CBOs, NGOs, Colleges,
Universities)
Village Level20 Houses per Village
District Level30 Villages per district
Provincial Level2011=85 Districts
2012-2015 = All Pakistan
National Level
Collaborating Partner Organizations (Master Trainers
MT) & Volunteers
Chief Collaborating Partners(CCP)
External Collaborators(ASER India, PCE, Experts/
Resource Persons)
SAFED /ITA Team
Provincial Coordinators
ASER Associates
Master Trainers District
Coordinator
Donors/Development
Partners
ASER PAKISTAN 2010-2015• Citizen led large scale
national household survey (3-16)
• Quality of education in rural and some urban areas (5-16)
• Seeks to provide evidence on learning and access gaps
• Influence National & Provincial policy and actions for RTE.
• Provides information for tracking trends and MDG/EFA Targets up to 2015
• Influence Goal Setting for Post-2015 Agenda
• ASER addresses double crisis: learning levels of in-school children & OOSC
The Information We Collect: •Status of Schooling
Demographics, Enrollment Status, Institution type etc.•Learning level
•Reading - letters; word; para; story (Class 1&2) Arithmetic- numbers (1-9;11-99); Subtraction 2 digits; division 3 digits by 1 digit (Class1&2)
•School Statistics•Enrollment•Attendance ( Teachers, Children)•School Infrastructure ( facilities)•Class Room Environment•School Grants
Sample Size
• Coverage•145 Districts/ agencies across Pakistan
•Population• 30 villages per District through PPS • 20 Households ( Randomly Selected)
(30×20 =600 Households per District)• Schools
• 30 Govt. Schools per District • 1 School per village(If No Govt. School in the village then school in
the nearby village)
ASER 2013 OUTREACH:
145 Districts/ Territories
4350 Villages
87000 Households
250,000 Children
8500 Schools
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What is the child learning? CHILD ASSESSMENT TOOLS
Where is the child going? SCHOOL SURVEY
From where is the child coming? HOUSEHOLD SURVEY
Key Findings - ASER 2012 23% Children out of school aged 6-16 years old – 20%
6-10
63% Children out of school aged 3-5 years old
87% teachers attend schools - Sindh 83% (lowest)
82% students attend schools - Sindh 60% (lowest)
Almost 49% children in class 5 will graduate without class 2 level competencies in Urdu/Sindhi ,
English and Arithmetic
Girls access and learning is lower than boysMissing facilities persist particularly in Primary
schools: Toilets ( 50%) , Drinking Water, (61%), Boundary
Walls (62%) Mothers who have completed at least primary (highly correlated with children’s access and learning) is Low
in Pakistan (22 %)
Learning Levels are better in Private schools overall
52% children in government and 37% children in private schools in class 5 cannot read class 2
Urdu/Sindhi/Pashto story.57% of the children in Government schools and 36%
of children in private schools cannot read English sentences
More Private school students take paid tuition than government students
6% Government against 25% Private enrolled children take Paid tuition in Rural Areas
87% and 86% teachers in private and government schools respectively were in attendance on the day of
the survey
39% primary government schools and 16% private still do not have useable water
Learning levels – Public vs. Private Key Findings – Public vs. Private
Communicating the ASER Findings
Village •Village Baithak ( Community gatherings) review results for action
District
•District Seminar /launch based on ASER findings•Civil society coalitions for Education Development•Demand generation through advocacy and action posters
•District Report Cards
Provincial /
State
•Provincial Seminar/launch•Departmental briefings based on ASER data•Policy seminars/dialogues – thematic e.g. OOSC /Gender
National
•National Launch on ASER Findings•Briefing to Research institution i.e. SDPI, Jinnah institute , PEAS, etc. And many more ..
•Global Influencing Policy through UNSG Technical Advisory Group on Education
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Communication Channels Used•Newspaper•TV- campaigns Social Media• Face book• Twitter•Policy booklets•Friends of ASER
How can ASER inform the planning, drafting, resourcing and implementation of 25 A?
ASER can help assess education with respect to info. on:AccessQualityEquity
Planning according to district based assessment – generating District Report Cards (DRCs) linked to the Roadmap to Reforms initiative of the Govt. of Punjab.Use of ASER data and teams for advocacy on Right to Education – focusing on gender & the excluded groups Forming District RTE Vigilante Committees mobilizing coalitions, teachers, youth, media and bar associations.
Supporters/Partners of ASER 2013
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For more information visit: www.aserpakistan.org
Email: [email protected]