due to covid-19 pandemic all the schools are closed and to maintain the academic loss, online classes are being provided by the government and the schools. in this situation the role of cell phones, once prohibited in the schools, now has become an essential need to the students. write a paragraph on the topic “importance of cell phones for the students during pandemic covid-19”. you are kushi/shubham.
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Coronavirus lockdown | Over 80% of students depend on mobiles for learning: NCERT
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NEW DELHI 19 AUGUST 2020 22:46 IST
UPDATED: 20 AUGUST 2020 13:24 IST
States told to ensure continuous learning for every child
School education in the time of COVID is heavily dependent on mobile phones, with 80-90% of older students in Central government schools saying they use mobiles rather than laptops to access digital schooling during the pandemic, according to an official sample survey. Almost 30% said absent or intermittent electricity connections hindered their learning, and half the students said they did not even have access to their textbooks.
The survey was conducted by the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), using a sample of 18,188 students from Classes 8-12 from Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samitis and schools affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. More than 16,000 parents, teachers and principals also took part.
In KVs, 84% of students used mobiles, while 19% used laptops for learning, similar to the ratio in CBSE schools. In the Navodaya Vidyalayas, which are meant for gifted students from rural areas, less than 10% of learners used laptops, while 88% were dependent on mobile phones. Less than 6% used TV or radio.
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