Credits for Learning in School too! Earn one in 30 hours Making Outliers with Learning Hours & experiential focused learning from pre-schools now!
Credits for Learning in School too! Earn one in 30 hours
Making Outliers with Learning Hours & experiential focused learning from pre-schools now!
Studying in school will not be a matter of just clearing examinations rather it will be more focused on proficient learning of skills now as school education will soon have credit system. The credit system will enable students to learn a skill and be proficient in it by spending a minimum number of hours of learning the same.
Close to the understanding of learning a skill and becoming an outlier, the system will require that students spent a minimum amount of time learning the skill. For the purpose of credit calculations under National Credit Framework (NCrF), 30 notional learning hours will be counted as one Credit.
Until now, schools have been focused on best results and passing percentage, but that is about to take a turn with the credit system. Now, schools will be required to ensure learning hours and proficient learning of skills.
15 hours of Theory; 30 for Practical & 45 hours of Experience!
Learning must be wisely divided into three major ways of learning: theory, practical and experiential. For one credit in theory, students must complete 15 hours of notional learning.
Further, for practical, students must complete 30 hours and experiential learning will include relevant experience and professional levels acquired with 40 to 45 hours of learning.
Furthermore, the learning must introduce a new concept and develop self-learning. Following is how learning must be delivered to count as learning hour:
Theory
• In each theory class, a new concept is taught and the student is learning something new throughout the class.
• It also involves self-learning.
Practical
• The practical is dependent on theory and experiments performed are based on concepts learned in theory class.
• Repetition of an already learned concept. Observations are taken again and again.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning including relevant experience and professional levels acquired activities like field visits, industrial visits, etc carry lesser weightage because it is just an observation and/or application of concepts learned in theory
Learning hours across Academic Classes
What can count as Learning Hour?
The good news is that there are several activities that will count as Total Notional Learning Hours. The total learning hours can be and may include the following: class room teaching/ learning, laboratory work/ innovation labs/ class projects/ assignments/ tutorials; sports and games, yoga, physical activities, performing arts, music, handicraft work, social work, NCC, bag less days; examinations/ class tests/ quizzes/ assessments; vocational education, training and skilling, minor/ major project work/ field visits in skill education as well as on the job training (OJT)/ internship/ apprenticeship/ Experiential learning including relevant experience and professional levels acquired etc.
However, different types of learning hours can be creditised subject to its assessment.
How many hours for each subject?
The credit level that can be attained after completion of school education i.e. grade 12th will be level 4.
The total Notional Learning Hours for assignment of credits across school education, higher education and vocational education & training/skilling have been agreed to be 1200 Hrs per year (except for pre-school up to grade 5th wherein the learning hours range from 800 to 1000 hours) for which the students shall be awarded 40 Credits.
Thus 20 Credits shall be awarded for a six-month semester with 600 Notional Learning Hours. For the purpose of calculations under the National Credit Framework (NCrF) 30 notional learning hours will be counted as one Credit. However, the assignment of credits is independent of the streams, subjects or any learning subject to assessment.
The students Draft Report of National Credit Framework also have a choice to take additional courses/ programs/subjects/projects beyond 40 credits to get additional credits.
Making Outliers with Learning Hours & experiential focused learning from pre-schools now!
Studying in school will not be a matter of just clearing examinations rather it will be more focused on proficient learning of skills now as school education will soon have credit system. The credit system will enable students to learn a skill and be proficient in it by spending a minimum number of hours of learning the same.
Close to the understanding of learning a skill and becoming an outlier, the system will require that students spent a minimum amount of time learning the skill. For the purpose of credit calculations under National Credit Framework (NCrF), 30 notional learning hours will be counted as one Credit.
Until now, schools have been focused on best results and passing percentage, but that is about to take a turn with the credit system. Now, schools will be required to ensure learning hours and proficient learning of skills.
15 hours of Theory; 30 for Practical & 45 hours of Experience!
Learning must be wisely divided into three major ways of learning: theory, practical and experiential. For one credit in theory, students must complete 15 hours of notional learning.
Further, for practical, students must complete 30 hours and experiential learning will include relevant experience and professional levels acquired with 40 to 45 hours of learning.
Furthermore, the learning must introduce a new concept and develop self-learning. Following is how learning must be delivered to count as learning hour:
Theory
• In each theory class, a new concept is taught and the student is learning something new throughout the class.
• It also involves self-learning.
Practical
• The practical is dependent on theory and experiments performed are based on concepts learned in theory class.
• Repetition of an already learned concept. Observations are taken again and again.
Experiential Learning
Experiential learning including relevant experience and professional levels acquired activities like field visits, industrial visits, etc carry lesser weightage because it is just an observation and/or application of concepts learned in theory
Learning hours across Academic Classes
|
S.
No. |
Stakeholders
of Education |
Total
Notional Learning Hours in/ by the Institution per year |
*
Remarks |
|
1. |
School Education: Foundational stage (5 Years) (3
years of Anganwadi/ pre-school/ Balvatika) (Ages 3-6) + 2 Years (Class 1
& 2) (Ages 6-8) |
800 |
|
|
2. |
School Education: Preparatory Stage: 3 Years,
(Class 3 to 5) (Age 8-11) |
1000 |
|
|
3. |
School
Education: Middle Stage: 3 Years, (Class 6 to 8)(Age 11- 14) |
1200 |
1000 Hours of Educational Learning + 200 Hours of
learning through other activities |
|
4. |
School Education: Secondary Stage: 4 Years, (Class
9 to 12), (Age 14-18) |
1200 |
1080 Hours of Educational Learning + 120 Hours of
learning through other activities |
|
5. |
NIOS: 8th
Grade/ 10th Grade/ 12th Grade (with a gap of 2 years between each) |
1200 |
8th/ 10th or 12th certificate from NIOS/ School
Board |
What can count as Learning Hour?
The good news is that there are several activities that will count as Total Notional Learning Hours. The total learning hours can be and may include the following: class room teaching/ learning, laboratory work/ innovation labs/ class projects/ assignments/ tutorials; sports and games, yoga, physical activities, performing arts, music, handicraft work, social work, NCC, bag less days; examinations/ class tests/ quizzes/ assessments; vocational education, training and skilling, minor/ major project work/ field visits in skill education as well as on the job training (OJT)/ internship/ apprenticeship/ Experiential learning including relevant experience and professional levels acquired etc.
However, different types of learning hours can be creditised subject to its assessment.
How many hours for each subject?
The credit level that can be attained after completion of school education i.e. grade 12th will be level 4.
The total Notional Learning Hours for assignment of credits across school education, higher education and vocational education & training/skilling have been agreed to be 1200 Hrs per year (except for pre-school up to grade 5th wherein the learning hours range from 800 to 1000 hours) for which the students shall be awarded 40 Credits.
Thus 20 Credits shall be awarded for a six-month semester with 600 Notional Learning Hours. For the purpose of calculations under the National Credit Framework (NCrF) 30 notional learning hours will be counted as one Credit. However, the assignment of credits is independent of the streams, subjects or any learning subject to assessment.
The students Draft Report of National Credit Framework also have a choice to take additional courses/ programs/subjects/projects beyond 40 credits to get additional credits.