CHILDREN ACHIEVEMENT LEVELS-CLASS VIII-SOCIAL STUDIES

OBSERVATIONS:

CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING:

 With regard to conceptual understanding, average scores of various districts vary from
minimum of 32.5% to maximum of 59.6%. The highest performer is kadapa with 59.6% and
lowest performer is Kurnool with 32.5%. The range is 27.1%.

 The number of districts scoring below the state average is 11.They are:
Adilabad,Nijamabad,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Srikakulam,West
Godavari,Guntur,Kurnool and Ananthapur

 The percentage of children from all over the state whose performance is below the state
average score (47.7%) is 48%. Kurnool is the topper of this unwanted list with 83% of students
who scored below the state average and Krishna got the last place in this list with only 25% of
students scoring below the state average.

 When it comes to the matter of grades, from all over the state, only 1% of the students secured
A+; 13.4% secured A; 29.4% secured B+; 15.2% secured B; and 41.1% secured C.

 In 13 districts majority of the students could secure only C grade. Percentage of such C grade
students is high in Kurnool district with 76.7% and it is low in Prakasham district with 16.9%.

 RESPONDING ON SOCIAL /CURRENT ISSUES:

 With regard to ‘responding on social / current issues’ average scores of various districts vary
from minimum of 34.3% to maximum of 66.2%. The highest performer is Krishna district with
66.2% and lowest performer is Medak district with 34.3%. The range is 31.9 %.

 The number of districts scoring below the state average is 11.They

are:Nizamabad,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Srikakulam,Vijayanagaram,
West Godavari,Guntur,Kurnool,Ananthapur.

 The percentage of children from all over the state whose performance is below the state
average score (49.9%) is 46%. Medak is the topper of this unwanted list with 73% of students
who scored below the state average and Krishna got the last place in this list with only 22% of
students scoring below the state average.
 When it comes to the matter of grades, from all over the state, only 3.6% of the students
secured A+; 14.5% secured A; 21.9% secured B+; 14.5% secured B; and 45.5% secured C.

 In all the districts except 3(khammam,Prakasham and kadapa) , majority of the students could
secure only C grade. Percentage of such C grade students is high in srikakulam district with
75.2% and it is low in krishna district with 22.1%.

 MAPPING SKILLS:

 With regard to mapping skills, average scores of various districts vary from minimum of 30.9% to
maximum of 63.6%. The highest performer is krishna with 63.6% and lowest performer is medak
with 3o.9%. The range is 32.7%.

 The number of districts scoring below the state average is 11.They are:
Adilabad,Nijamabad,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Srikakulam,,Guntur,
Nellore,kurnnol and Ananthapur.

 The percentage of children from all over the state whose performance is below the state
average score (46.3%) is 51%. Medak is the topper of this unwanted list with 81% of students
who scored below the state average and Krishna got the last place in this list with only 25% of
students scoring below the state average.

 When it comes to the matter of grades, from all over the state, only 1.5% of the students
secured A+; 10.9% secured A; 21.4% secured B+; 14.8% secured B; and 51.4% secured C.

 In all the districts except 4 (Karimnagar,Khammam,East Godavari and Krishna) majority of the
students could secure only C grade. Percentage of such C grade students is high in Medak
(80.8%) district with 80.8% and it is low in Krishna district with 24.8%.

 APPRECIATION AND SENSITIVITY:

 With regard to ‘appreciation and sensitivity’, average scores of various districts vary from
minimum of 27.1% to maximum of 58.9%. The highest performer is krishna with 58.9% and
lowest performer is Kurnool with 27.1%. The range is 31.8%.

 The number of districts scoring below the state average is 12.They are:
Adilabad,Nijamabad,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Warangal,Srikakulam,Gunt
ur,Kurnool , Ananthapur and chittoor.
 The percentage of children from all over the state whose performance is below the state
average score (40.7%) is 39%. Medak is the topper of this unwanted list with 57% of students
who scored below the state average and Vishakhapatnam got the last place in this list with only
19% of students scoring below the state average.

 When it comes to the matter of grades, from all over the state, only 4.2% of the students
secured A+; 11.1% secured A; 19.9% secured B+; and 64.8% secured C.

 In all the districts across the state majority of the students could secure only C grade.
Percentage of such C grade students is high in Ananthapur district with 87.7% and it is low in
krishna district with 37.6%.

 TOTAL SUBJECT:

 With regard to SOCIAL STUDIES, average scores of various districts vary from minimum of 32.5%
to maximum of 60.7%. The highest performer is Krishna with 60.7% and lowest performer is
medak with 32.5%. The range is 28.2%.

 The number of districts scoring below the state average is 11.They are:
Adilabad,Nijamabad,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Srikakulam,West
Godavari,Guntur,Kurnool and Ananthapur

 The percentage of children from all over the state whose performance is below the state
average score (47.1%) is 55%. Srikakulam is the topper of this unwanted list with 90% of
students who scored below the state average and khammam got the last place in this list with
only 28% of students scoring below the state average.

 When it comes to the matter of grades, from all over the state, only 0.3% of the students
secured A+; 12.5% secured A; 25.3% secured B+; 20.4% secured B; and 41.4% secured C.

 In 11 districts majority of the students could secure only C grade.(Adilabad,Nijamabad

,Medak,Hyderabad,Rangareddy,Mahaboobnagar,Srikakulam,Westgodavari,Guntur,Kurnool and
Ananthapur). Percentage of such C grade students is high in kurnool district with 77.7% and it is
low in Prakasham district with 17.6%.
 RECOMMENDATIONS:

 Students are answering straight and simple questions well. But they are facing difficulty in
answering the questions which require deep understanding, analysis and logical thinking.
Teachinglearning process should be more interactive. Field trips, discussions and project works
are to be taken up with great care and interest wherever necessary.

 In all the four areas which were tested(conceptual understanding, responding on social/current
issues ,mapping skills and appreciation and sensitivity),majority of the students all over the state
are found to be in ‘c grade’ only.
Teachers have to take care of these ‘c grade’ students. They have to help and support each
student individually to identify and overcome their learning difficulties.

 Most of the students do not have the knowledge of directions and corners in maps. (Only 26% of
the students could find out the number of north-eastern states in India..Map reading
Q.41).More practice and concentration is required regarding mapping skills. To study the atlas
should be habituated to all the students.

 Use of community resources in TLP is most important.(only 36% of the students could find out
that high interest comes on fixed deposits..Q.5). Banks, post offices, police stations , hospitals,
factories ,courts and such places should be visited.

 Professionals such as bank officials, police officials, doctors, lawyers, people’s representatives
etc are to be invited to social studies class room according to the context and content of the
lesson.

 Percentage of correct responses to the questions on national movement is always below 40.
(Q.12,14,20 and 47).Extensive reading beyond the text book on such topics should be
encouraged.

 With regard to ‘appreciation and sensitivity’, in almost all the districts above 60% of students
are in ‘c grade’. In course of dealing a lesson, issues regarding this academic area are to be
raised either by the teacher or by the students and to be discussed.