BSS, Dhaka :
In an effort to promote science education, the government has taken special initiatives to attract more students into science aiming to generate new knowledge, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said.
“As part of the initiatives, 8,000 schools have been identified as low performers in SSC examinations. Nearly 11.5 lakh extra classes on mathematics and English were taken in the schools, to get good results in the public examinations,” he told the closing function of the first ever Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad-2015 here.
Society for Science Popularization in Bangladesh and Bangladesh Freedom Foundation jointly organized the science Olympiad in the auditorium of Govt Teachers Training College, Dhaka.
Principal of the training college Prof Swapan Kumar Dhali, among others, was present at the function.
In recent years, the number of students studying in science group is declining globally, Nahid said, adding this declining trend of science education is being considered as a normal phenomenon in education sector, as in course of time students would be attracted again to receive science education.
“We are offering special facilities for meritorious teachers to improve quality of education. As teachers are the main force for improving standard of education, we are also recruiting brilliant candidates for the teaching profession,” he added.
“Our children are extremely brilliant…If they are given adequate facilities, they will do better at international level, the minister added. A total of 23,500 multimedia classrooms have been set up at schools in order to introduce ICT-based education, Nahid said.
Teachers have been given training to develop digital contents so that they can make classes interesting and enjoyable by using multimedia projectors, he added.
Although the country has achieved 99 percent student enrolment at primary level, it is facing a challenge to continue their studies as the dropout rate of students at primary level is 48 percent while 42 percent at secondary level, Nahid added.
In an effort to promote science education, the government has taken special initiatives to attract more students into science aiming to generate new knowledge, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said.
“As part of the initiatives, 8,000 schools have been identified as low performers in SSC examinations. Nearly 11.5 lakh extra classes on mathematics and English were taken in the schools, to get good results in the public examinations,” he told the closing function of the first ever Bangladesh Junior Science Olympiad-2015 here.
Society for Science Popularization in Bangladesh and Bangladesh Freedom Foundation jointly organized the science Olympiad in the auditorium of Govt Teachers Training College, Dhaka.
Principal of the training college Prof Swapan Kumar Dhali, among others, was present at the function.
In recent years, the number of students studying in science group is declining globally, Nahid said, adding this declining trend of science education is being considered as a normal phenomenon in education sector, as in course of time students would be attracted again to receive science education.
“We are offering special facilities for meritorious teachers to improve quality of education. As teachers are the main force for improving standard of education, we are also recruiting brilliant candidates for the teaching profession,” he added.
“Our children are extremely brilliant…If they are given adequate facilities, they will do better at international level, the minister added. A total of 23,500 multimedia classrooms have been set up at schools in order to introduce ICT-based education, Nahid said.
Teachers have been given training to develop digital contents so that they can make classes interesting and enjoyable by using multimedia projectors, he added.
Although the country has achieved 99 percent student enrolment at primary level, it is facing a challenge to continue their studies as the dropout rate of students at primary level is 48 percent while 42 percent at secondary level, Nahid added.
