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Only 55% of students actively engaged in learning, say Indian teachers

Official Coverage on The Times of India website Business World (2 September 2016   The Hindu, Business Line (2 September 2016) Business Standard (3 September 2016)   The Times of India (4 September 2016) Business Wire India (7 September 2016) Student engagement only 55% in active learning, say Indian teachers In mid-2016,   Spire Research and Consulting   collaborated with global education service provider Pearson for the fourth consecutive time, to conduct a survey of 6,494 teachers from higher education institutes and schools across 546 cities and towns in India (serving around 18.9 lakh students). The survey revealed the opinions of teachers on Indian students’ level of engagement in active learning and gave recommendations on improvements. The Pearson-Spire survey revealed that, in the view of teachers, close to 55% of students are involved in active learning. These (percentage of) students are found to be the highest in Telangana at 63% and the lowest in Haryan