Girls show more tenacity than boys to attend online classes despite challenges
A study was conducted by the Muttha Foundation in Nov 2020 across Maharashtra to understand the roll-out of the tech-based distance education across the state during the school closures due to COVID-19. As a part of this detailed study 409 teachers who conducted online classes were interviewed.
Teachers were questioned about the increase
or decrease in attendance according to gender and the reasons for the same were
also asked. An interesting outcome was seen in all the regions of Maharashtra.
There is a difference in attendance and participation of boys as
compared to their regular schools. Overall attendance for the boys has
decreased considerably in the state.
When asked about the girls, a decrease was reported by the teachers
there too.
But what is interesting to note here is that, from a gender perspective,
the decrease in attendance levels of boys is greater than the girls by 9
percentage points.
Overall the decrease in attendance of girls is 62 percent while that for boys
is 71 percent. Amravati region in specific shows an increase in attendance of
girls with a 22.5 percent hike. This scenario is not visible in the case of
boys.
This clearly shows the tenacity and the grit with which the girls are
approaching these online classes. They have reversed the usual trend of girls
dropping out more than boys against all odds.
This study was conducted to understand the approach, challenges and implications of tech-based distance education for the primary school students from the government and budget private schools across Maharashtra.
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