CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Human Resource Development Ministry has issued some guidelines concerning the digital education of the students of India. These guidelines are being called PRAGYATA Guidelines for Digital Education. The entire set of guidelines is designed by the NCERT-National Council of Educational Research and Training.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. ‘PRAGYATA Guidelines’, is associated with which field? Notes: The Education Ministry has issued PRAGYATA Guidelines on Digital Education to all State governments as well as Schools directly under Central Government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The PRAGYATA guidelines include eight steps of digital learning that is, Plan- Review- Arrange- Guide- Yak (talk)- Assign- Track- Appreciate. These steps guide the planning and implementation of digital education step by step with examples.

Detailed explanation-4: -Digital education is the ingenious use of digital technologies and tools throughout teaching and learning and is frequently known as Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) or digital learning.

Detailed explanation-5: -The guidelines recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes, for classes I to VIII, two online sessions of up to 45 minutes each are suggested and for classes IX to XII, four sessions of 30-45 minutes durations have been recommended.