Parents of Delhi Government school students said that the ‘Mega PTM’ increased their participation in the overall development of their children. As per the research conducted by State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT) on Mega PTMs, 97 per cent of the parents were satisfied with Directorate of Education (DoE’s) approach in bridging the gap between student, teachers and parents.

On Wednesday, the Director of SCERT Delhi and his team handed over a copy of this research to the Deputy Chief Minister and Education Minister Manish Sisodia.

Sisodia said that research and training are two important things in the realm of SCERT. “In the last several years, the role of SCERT has been more prominent in the field of training and the field of research could not receive the due attention. However, now SCERT Delhi has demonstrated that it is prepared to work in the field of research,”  Sisodia said.

 Appreciating the Director of SCERT Delhi and his team for this step in the field of research, he said, “This research done by SCERT will prove to be helpful in adopting necessary changes in educational programs and policies.”

 The basic objective of this research published in the context of the Mega PTM is to examine the awareness among parents and teachers, to understand their perception about Mega PTM, to establish the difference between the perception of parents and teachers about Mega PTM and to understand methods for better implementation.  In this research it was found that mass media had played an important role in making parents aware about Mega PTM.

 During the PTM, 71 per cent of the parents and 61 per cent of the teachers discussed the regularity of children in schools, academic activities at school and home, improvement of children in learning level, children’s health and hygiene, home environment and activities of children. Most of the parents and teachers agreed that Mega PTM will increase the regularity of children in schools and their academic performance in the future.