Mr Sridhar Rajagopalan on philosophy and recent achievements of EI along with the future of assessment

1. Learning with Understanding
for Every Child
Sridhar Rajagopalan
November, New Delhi

2. Agenda
Welcome
8 themes
Discussions

3. 8
themes

4. theme 1

5. theme 1
Focus on Outcomes
A focus on
OUTCOMES, not
just inputs, efforts
or processes

6. theme 1
Focus on Outcomes
A focus on
OUTCOMES, not
just in private
schools but also in
•Diagnostic assessment of every child of Gujarat,
Mumbai Municipal Corporation (cl 3/6) Government
Schools
•5 year outcome-based improvement plan in 20
schools of Gujarat (supported by Torrent)
•Right to Education Model Rules Committee
Members
•Teacher Assessment Project (Bihar – USAID)

7. theme 1
Focus on Outcomes
A focus on
OUTCOMES, not
just academic, but
also non-cognitive
•Leading Private Schools
aspects
•Student attitudes and values.
•Sensitivity, Gender attitudes, Extra curricular
•Perception of Quality Educations
•Follow on of India Today 2006 Study

8. theme 2

9. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning

10. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
Questions that
check real
learning

11. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
Teacher Mybook
Student Mybook Detailed
Feedback for
Students, Teachers
and Schools

12. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
For Schools
Benchmarking
with the nation
and beyond

13. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
For the Teacher
Test Generator

14. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
Maximum
normal age
Learning and Misconception Curve for Respiration
70.00%
60.00%
For the Researcher
% choosing an option
50.00%
Non-intuitive,
A
40.00%
B significant
C
30.00%
D insights about
20.00%
Learning
10.00%
0.00%
9.50
9.83
10.17
10.50
10.83
11.17
11.50
11.83
12.17
12.50
12.83
13.17
13.50
13.83
14.17
14.50
14.83
15.17
15.50
15.83
16.17
16.50
Age in Years
Which of the following are examples of respiration?
1. Humans use oxygen and release carbon dioxide.
2. Plants use carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
3. Burning dry leaves uses oxygen and releases carbon dioxide.
A. only 1 C. only 1 and 2
B. only 2 D. 1, 2 and 3

15. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
Making Learning
Fun
ASSET-QUESTION-
a -Day
(AQAD)

16. theme 2
Assessments FOR Learning
Similar National
and International
Royal Government of projects with
Bhutan
Government
Schools

17. theme 3

18. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
Learning
Standards
A systematic study of the standards across
5 subjects in 10 different countries and
states. This research also formed the basis
of ASSET development and analysis
(originally developed in 2003)

19. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
Misconception
Videos –
understanding why
Misconceptions

20. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
Teacher Sheets
Researching
Student Responses

21. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
The Learning
Genome
Understanding Learning and
Misconceptions in Fractions

22. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
“South Asia’s Leading Assessment & Learning Trusted by
Improvement Specialists Governments,
members represented in Central and State Govt. Committees
(MHRD, NCERT, GoG, GoK) on assessment and learning working
Researchers and
with a large number of partners” Schools
Royal Education Municipal
Council Bhutan Corporation of
Greater Mumbai
Plus Leading Private Schools in India, Nepal, the Gulf,
Singapore, Michigan, USA

23. theme 3
Building Deep Expertise
about Learning
Two independent
sources have
identified EI among
& top 25
international
educational
innovators

24. theme 4

25. theme 4
Board Exam Reforms
Gujarat Board
Electromagnetic induction was discovered by __________
A. Ampere B. Volta C. Faraday D. Oersted
How much energy is equivalent to 1 amu according to the equation E=mc2?
A. 931.48 J B. 931.48 kJ C. 931.48 eVD. 931.48 MeV
Which among the following is a chromosome with a satellite?
Do our Board
A. Telocentric
What is ‘metallurgy’?
B. Acrocentric C. Submetacentric D. Metacentric
Exams test
Write down the full form of RuBP.
What is OTEC? State the primary requirements for an OTEC plant.
Write three points of differences between the series connection of resistors and the parallel
Understanding?
connection of resistors.
CBSE
IGCSE

26. theme 4
Board Exam Reforms
•Efforts to improve real learning cannot Changing the Goal
succeed if Board Exams emphasise rote Posts
learning
•Project recently started with Govt of Gujarat
•Goal is a 5 year transition plan to a school
leaving exam in line with the ‘best in the world’
•Haryana also showing interest
•Change exam format plus train stakeholders
and transition plan

27. theme 5

28. theme 5
Science of Learning
SCIENCE OF LEARNING is a new inter-
disciplinary field focussing on helping
students (and all learners) learn better.
(It needs to be created as ‘Management’ as a
discipline was created some decades ago)
But why is ‘Understanding Learning Deeply’
so Important?

29. theme 5
A common Science of Learning
Misconception
Why does the
problem arise?

30. theme 5
Science of Learning
Simply using Technology is not the
solution – the Science of Learning is key
A not-so-carefully developed ‘animation’ available on the internet

31. theme 5
Science of Learning
A pedagogically more sound exercises that
illustrates the key concept of ‘angle as a turn’
The Technology has to be based on strong pedagogical principles

32. 1. Decimal Comparison Test 2. Hidden Numbers Game
theme 5
Science of Learning
3. Path Choice CriteriaGame Path for L, L1
1. Decimal Comparison Test
2. Hidden Numbers
4. Decimalians Game
3. Path Choice
Criteria
Clearing
5. Flying Photographer Student
Misconceptions
in Decimals
Path for L, L1
Based on research at the
University of Melbourne
by Kaye Stacey , et al.
6. Number Between Game
6. Number Between Game 5. Flying Photographer 4. Decimalians Game

33. theme 5
Science of Learning
•Understanding How Children Learn
•Lists of Student Misconceptions
•Inter-disciplinary field
•Like a BA in Economics, students can gain a BA in SoL (?)
•Key Research at EI
•Science of Learning Centre
•Strong Focus Research and Training

34. theme 6

35. theme 6
Teacher Support
Personalised
Learning increases
The role of the Teacher will Change
the role and
•Facilitator importance of
•Study Individual progress more EFFECTIVE
•Connect to experts TEACHERS
•Focus on social skills
•Focus more on appropriate activities
•Focus more on weak students

36. theme 6
Teacher Support
There a gradual Shift beautiful
For EI - is always a from
answer to and Analysis to more
Assessment who asks a
beautiful question.
Supporting Teachers

37. theme 6
Teacher Support
Misconception
Videos

38. theme 6
Teacher Support
Pre-class Teacher preparation and
support Facilitator
Classroom
Personalised Learning for Students Integrated ICT
Solutions for
students, pre-class
support and
All Interlinked classroom
facilitator

39. theme 7

40. theme 7
Technology
Personalised Learning is much more than What is
Technology. But it cannot really be achieved Personalised about
without technology either…
Personalised
Learning?
•Pace of Learning
•Style of Learning
•Topic / Subject of Learning
•Order and Depth of topic / subject Learning
•Timing of Assessment of Learning
•Learning Methods and Media
•Emotional Support

41. EI’s Theory of Change

42. ‘There is always a
beautiful answer to
who asks a more
beautiful question.’

43. Thank You
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