Dubai schools receive first-ever Distance Learning Evaluation ratings

Dubai schools receive first-ever Distance Learning Evaluation ratings

DLE was first announced in March when schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.





Some private schools in Dubai on Thursday said they have received their outcomes under the first-ever Distance Learning Evaluation (DLE), introduced by UAE education authorities to judge the online provision of schools.

DLE was first announced in March when schools closed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

It is a joint initiative between Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), Dubai's Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA), Ministry of Education, and Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK).

School leaders told Khaleej Times institutes are being rated as 'Developed', 'Not Developed' and 'Partially Developed'.

They have been evaluated on 13 criteria for areas like teaching, learning, assessment procedures, overall leadership, contingency and resource criteria under the Distance Learning Evaluation (DLE), introduced by UAE education authorities to judge the online provision of schools.

Principal, JSS Private School, Chitra Sharma stated, "We received 'Developed' rating in all the criteria.The success of our Distance Learning endeavour is an amalgamation of careful planning by our dedicated faculty, apposite student motivation and engagement, and strong parent support for this alternative mode of instruction. School leadership with their revolutionary vision fronted the evolution from regular schooling to