moving from access to efficacy for school children in india

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In the last four decades the world has made unbelievable strides in getting children into schools and young adults into universities Despite this great progress, we have neglected to focus on quality. We have got kids into school, without much thought about whether they are learning when they are in those schools. Countries like India boast primary education access rates above can’t do basic subtraction or even read basic text can’t do simple division after primary school don’t meet expectations for their grade level Data source: The Learning Challenge: How to ensure that by 2020 every child learns. Acasus - April 2014 Improving learning outcomes for these children drives Pearson’s commitment to efficacy in education Efficacy in India 90% 50% 75% 90% efficacy.pearson.com

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In the last four decades the world has made unbelievable stridesin getting children into schools and young adults into universities

Despite this great progress, we have neglected to focus on quality.

We have got kids into school, without much thought about whether they are learning when they are in those schools.

Countries like India boast primaryeducation access rates above

can’t do basic subtraction or even read basic text

can’t do simple division after primary school

don’t meet expectations for their grade level

Data source: The Learning Challenge: How to ensure that by 2020 every child learns. Acasus - April 2014

Improving learning outcomes for these children drives Pearson’s commitment to efficacy in education

Efficacy in India

90%

50%

75%

90%

efficacy.pearson.com