More Than 10 Lakh Class IX & X Govt School Students In Odisha To Learn Computational Thinking

Bhubaneswar: Under the aspirational program of the 5T High School Transformation scheme, government school students in Odisha will learn computational thinking. It is a problem-solving process that includes a number of characteristics and dispositions and is a part of their curriculum, which will be rolled out in schools from August 2023.

As part of the Kaushali Club curriculum for computational thinking, 10,63,680 students in Classes IX and X from 8,860 government schools in Odisha will learn about computational thinking.

The classes will be held twice a week through the clubs. It includes a 30-hour curriculum with 25 marks devoted to assessment. One teacher from each school will be trained on the club approach and teaching methods. The training of 314 master trainers will begin on Thursday.

The School and Mass Education Department has also introduced other clubs including life skills through sports, science and literature, and library. The department invited experts from Quest Alliance, Learning Link Foundation, and Raspberry Pi Foundation to develop the Kasauli Club curriculum. The curriculum will include computing systems and networks, design thinking, data and information, and coding.