2022-05-31 06:49
Technology in education has a great potential to improve the learning outcomes of students. However, the results of a programme for international student assessment (PISA) study[1] show no a… Read More
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The blog was established in 2001, & and has over 15 yrs of expertise in the field of education. The main aim of the blog is to educate students through personalized learning and making sure that the student understands the text completely. The blog pr
2022-05-17 09:49
There is an urgent need for literacy instruction and activities to enable efficient learning, especially in young, disadvantaged learners. Why young learners? Research in literacy points to… Read More
2022-04-29 16:14
At the 1984 Summer Olympics which was held in Los Angeles, U.S., P.T. Usha missed the bronze medal at the 400-metre hurdle race by only 0.01 seconds. A huge disappointment for the nation as… Read More
2022-04-14 13:30
In the last two years, school education has been impacted worldwide. Although, learning was not ceased despite schools being shut; the percentage of children living in learning poverty has r… Read More
2022-04-07 10:12
The quality of teachers has long been believed to be one of the key factors impacting student achievement. Several studies have indicated that better the subject knowledge of the teacher, th… Read More
2022-03-11 08:27
Over the last decade, technology has improved exponentially. Technology continues to impact our lives positively in many ways. From shopping to ordering food, to banking to making payments… Read More
2022-03-04 15:34
For children, a test question usually brings about a sense of dread and anxiety, as it acts as a tool of assessment, making them rely on their ability to memorize to be able to respond to it… Read More
2022-02-21 05:45
In a recent episode of Ei Dialogues, Sridhar Rajagopalan spoke to Andreas Schleicher, Director at the Directorate for Skills and Education at the OECD. A champion of a scientific approach to… Read More
2022-02-07 04:40
It is sometimes said that having a clear list of grade-wise learning outcomes is a critical part of improving learning levels in India. These, it is said, serve as clear goals and are hence… Read More
2022-01-31 04:34
Does this ring a bell? Our children admire and cherish great communicators and want to be like them. However, often, they do not communicate competently or dread communicating even if they h… Read More
2022-01-24 11:02
In the last decade, education technology has experienced exponential growth in terms of its reach and its user diversity. The last couple of years of COVID-19 has increased the EdTech consum… Read More
2022-01-17 17:32
In a recent episode of Ei Dialogues, Pranav Kothari spoke to Vineet Nayar, Founder Chairman and Chairman of the Sampark Foundation. Inspired by the potential of frugal innovation in creating… Read More
2022-01-07 09:40
Do you notice students struggling with geometric proofs and theorems in higher grades and many of them rote learn these proofs and reproduce them in the exam without having a proper understa… Read More
2022-01-03 06:37
Last week while scrolling through my social media, I came across this post that had garnered thousands of likes and comments!
It clearly resonated with a large group of people and brought o… Read More
2021-12-20 12:26
What does the student response data of the following question in Ei ASSET[1] say? What are the errors committed by students?
2u – 9 = 12 – u.
What is u?
Students make different… Read More
2021-12-10 13:30
This interview was originally published by the Central Square Foundation (CSF) in November, 2021.
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The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 lays down an important goal: improve learning o… Read More
2021-12-03 07:21
This is the third of a three-part series documenting Ei’s attempts to help students use its Personalised Adaptive Learning software, Mindspark, during the Covid-19 pandemic. This artic… Read More
2021-11-25 08:30
This is the second of a three-part series documenting Ei’s attempts to help students use its Personalised Adaptive Learning software, Mindspark, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first… Read More
2021-11-20 06:21
This is the first of a three-part series documenting Ei’s attempts to help students use its Personalis… Read More
2021-11-05 05:41
Background
Before you start reading this article, I would like you to perform a simple task. Ready? Think of a chapter that you want to teach students. Can you list down everything that you… Read More
2021-10-27 09:52
In the second episode of Ei Dialogues season four, Pranav Kothari spoke to Rathish Balakrishnan, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Sattva Consulting. Motivated by the vision of ending poverty… Read More
2021-10-21 11:48
National Education Policy 2020 lists down several initiatives to improve learning levels among students, especially reforms in assessments. The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), o… Read More
2021-10-16 05:17
It is often found that among students getting good grades in exams gets a higher priority over ensuring that they are learning with understanding. Teachers emphasise concepts and types of qu… Read More
2021-10-08 12:53
To begin season four of Ei Dialogues, Pranav Kothari spoke to Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO of Pratham Education Foundation. Pratham works to make quality education accessible to all and is world… Read More
2021-09-30 05:29
The National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB) has launched Mission Karymayogi to enhance governance through Civil Service Capacity Building. According to NTP, 2012 (Th… Read More
2021-09-24 13:52
Background
Anybody who has ever taught in a formal teaching capacity would agree with me when I say that teaching is one of the most complex and difficult tasks that one can do. Add to that… Read More
2021-09-13 11:25
Apart from effecting a devastating human tragedy, Covid has transformed the fundamental nature of our interactions with each other. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the lives of young l… Read More
2021-09-09 08:52
This article was originally published by The Bastion on 7 Sept, 2021
To say that India’s children have suffered in this pandemic is an understatement. While the country open… Read More
2021-09-03 13:11
On the first anniversary of the National Education Policy (NEP), 2020, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the Structured Assessment for Analysing Learning (SAFAL) , an asse… Read More
2021-08-25 03:42
While the use of technology in education is becoming increasingly popular, successfully implementing EdTech is challenging, especially in resource-scarce settings. Concerns over infrastructu… Read More
2021-08-18 06:20
Muskan is a reserved child, at least in conversations. Her responses to questions tend to be a simple “yes, sir” or “no, sir”, punctuated by the occasional nervous gi… Read More
2021-08-04 03:07
(based on a talk at Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas Conference, July 24, 2021)
Covid has been devastating at so many levels – just the magnitude of the human tragedy is unprecedented. Fe… Read More
2021-07-27 06:36
Here is a conversation between 4-year old Ariha and her father.
Ariha: [After applying a mosquito repellent] Papa, the monsoon has arrived. Mosquitos will come to bite us. So, I have applied… Read More
2021-07-19 10:11
The National Education Policy (NEP) affirmed the government’s commitment to education reform. A key focus of the NEP is to transform assessments “from primarily testing rote… Read More
2021-07-14 08:14
“Any curriculum for primary mathematics must incorporate the progression from the concrete to the abstract and subsequently a need to appreciate the importance of abstraction in mathem… Read More
2021-07-06 06:36
What comes to your mind when you think of zero, apart from the numeral ‘0’?
Nothing, right? There’s just a blank space with nothing in it. Now just think about how this con… Read More
2021-06-28 12:18
Can there be some objective criteria to identify questions that seem to measure higher-order thinking or are cognitively more demanding? We recognise different questions may be designed to m… Read More
2021-06-22 05:40
What comes to your mind first when you read/hear the expression ‘it’s raining cats and dogs’ ? Well, sensibly so, one does not imagine cats and dogs falling from the sky. W… Read More
2021-06-14 10:59
Come March 2020 and the world was shaken by a tiny virus that changed the very foundation of functioning that the human race was used to. Everything from daily chores to social interaction c… Read More
2021-06-08 08:42
Piaget: What makes the wind?
Julia: The trees.
P: How do you know?
J: I saw them waving their arms.
P: How does that make the wind?
J (waving her hand in front of his face): Like this. Only… Read More
2021-05-31 11:40
Functional English is the ability to communicate in English through listening, speaking, writing, and reading in real-life contexts, with grammar usage focused more on an ‘effectivity… Read More
2021-05-18 04:27
Rima was sitting with her dad Varun, trying to put a huge jigsaw puzzle together. Rima was looking for a piece and getting quite impatient. She was about to get up when Varun asked, &ld&hell…Read More
2021-05-12 11:17
Benjamin Franklin said, ” Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn”
As we know from our experience that everything has its pros and cons and ga… Read More
2021-05-03 14:42
Maths is all around us. All our day-to-day activities like shopping, cooking, banking, etc. involve the application of Maths concepts. Maths is regarded as a very important subject in STEM (… Read More
2021-04-14 06:56
In the remote villages of Rajasthan, children studying in a Hindi-medium school speak a dialect or a regional language at home. For them, standard Hindi is still their second language. Also… Read More
2021-03-29 12:18
What is the top priority while making decisions to improve technological infrastructure at Educational Initiatives (EI)?
The education landscape in India and globally is undergoing a major t… Read More
2021-03-22 12:16
Goal: Every student will attain foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 3.
“Attaining foundational literacy and numeracy for all children will thus become an urgent national… Read More
2021-03-08 08:55
This article appeared in Financial Express on 4 January, 2021
https://www.financialexpress.com/education-2/new-learning-framework-2021-evolution-of-the-indian-education-system/2163443/lite/… Read More
2021-03-01 16:34
This article appeared in India Today on 6 January, 2021
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/how-to-build-effective-learning-paradigm-in-indian-educational-system-17… Read More
2021-02-22 09:30
Typically teaching worldwide follows the principle that “If teachers teach, students learn. If students haven’t understood, teach them again.” This principle often fails. O… Read More
2021-02-15 07:47
A public private partnership (PPP) is a commonly used funding model in public infrastructure projects, like a power plant or an airport. PPPs are becoming increasingly popular and continue t… Read More
2021-02-08 08:40
“SEL is the process through which all young people and adults acquire and apply the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to develop healthy identities, manage emotions and achieve personal… Read More
2021-02-01 11:17
COVID 19 has brought out an unparalleled learning crisis. Over the last one year, it has become more important than ever to rethink our systemic approach towards education. According to RIS… Read More
2021-01-25 12:31
Education technology has seen greater adoption than ever before catalysed by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Teachers are recording lessons, sharing inputs over phone calls, st… Read More
2021-01-18 11:43
We asked our guests of EI Dialogues on what they thought were the post-pandemic opportunities in education and what was their best piece of advice on how to make it happen. One of the themes… Read More
2021-01-04 06:24
Interaction with parents of children who go to government schools shows that they are extremely keen to ensure that their children do well in life. A part of it seems to be a strong feeling… Read More
2020-12-21 12:17
This article appeared in YourStory.
https://yourstory.com/2020/12/edtech-startup-educational-initiatives-mindspark
Back in 1997, Sunil Handa, Sridhar Rajagopalan, Venkat Krishnan and Sudhir… Read More
2020-12-14 13:21
The article appeared in India Today on December 1, 2020.
https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/featurephilia/story/5-innovative-ways-of-teaching-online-to-engage-students-better-1745707… Read More
2020-12-10 12:39
Introduction
This article aims to analyse how students respond to conceptual word problems in mathematics. The questions were solved by children on Mindspark, an online learning product crea… Read More
2020-12-07 12:24
The article appeared in Education Times on 30th November 2020
Technology plays a pivotal role in education, as it ushers in achieving significant improvements in both the teaching and learni… Read More
2020-12-04 04:01
The new National Education Policy (NEP) has correctly laid a lot of emphasis on assessment reforms. The NEP calls for setting up of a National Assessment Centre (PARAKH) to monitor learning… Read More
2020-11-27 12:35
In a teacher training workshop on Language Assessments, it was asked why a certain poster-type text, containing graphs, can be used as a text to assess reading comprehension. This participan… Read More
2020-11-23 08:41
This article is from our archives.
“India vs Australia cricket match! Right here in our town”, Manoj was running with a newspaper in his hand heading for Team Bachcha! Team Bachc… Read More
2020-11-19 12:05
Dhanashekar is a third grader in an under-resourced private school in Bangalore. He barely scores 10% on the grade math papers and oscillates between a level 0.2 RC paper (the equivalent of… Read More
2020-11-16 10:05
This article is from our archives.
Animal, fish or bee?
Come wear your shoes quickly, Ravi Uncle, Adi and Rina are waiting for you at the gate,” called out Radhika’s mother. Rad… Read More
2020-11-12 07:10
Basic literacy and numeracy are foundational skills that are fundamental to learning for every child. They provide the base to build other skills needed in primary school and beyond. Fo… Read More
2020-11-09 08:47
The article appeared in the Opinion column of YourStory on November 1, 2020.
https://yourstory.com/2020/10/ideas-uses-technology-personalise-learning
Imagine that five people go to a doctor… Read More
2020-11-05 09:22
“Designing for kids is no child’s play”
As the world slowly embraces the new normal, children across the world have resorted to accessing digital content in their journey t… Read More
2020-11-02 07:14
In this globalized world, accessing information has become convenient. This has allowed for overall exposure to global trends and language learning opportunity for students. With access to i… Read More
2020-10-29 04:55
“Who is interested in learning?”
As a parent, teacher one thing that has changed suddenly is understanding of the term “Screen time “and “internet… Read More
2020-10-26 05:21
The moon and its gravitation
Through throw, throw the ball here…” shouted 12 year old Pratham, as he eagerly waited for his friends in the opposite team to throw the ball that… Read More
2020-10-22 06:30
Over the last few months, and even more so, over the previous few days, the term “assessments” seems to have become quite the buzz word. The National Education Policy (NEP) has d… Read More
2020-10-19 07:47
This article is based on learnings and insights from implementing an Ed-tech programme, Mindspark, in government schools across India
Background: A total of 196.7 million students were enro… Read More
2020-10-15 05:15
The New Education Policy (NEP) talks about increasing funding to education sector to 6% of GDP. Apart from additional financing, there is a need to ensure that existing financing is better s… Read More
2020-10-12 05:37
Sports day was nearing and the practice sessions had begun. Aaron and Vatsal best buddies were the most popular competitors in the class when it came to sports. Both of them participated in… Read More
2020-10-08 07:43
The learning loss owing to school closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic is said to disproportionately affect students in their foundation years of primary schooling as compared to higher grad… Read More
2020-10-05 09:37
The interaction appeared in the BW Education on 29th September 2020
http://bweducation.businessworld.in/article/The-Pandemic-Has-Fast-tracked-The-Digital-Transformation-In-The-Edu… Read More
2020-10-01 09:20
“No one can teach, if by teaching we mean the transmission of knowledge, in any mechanical fashion, from one person to another. The most that can be done is that one person who is more… Read More
2020-09-28 06:16
“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.”
Nowadays, with the increase in acceptance of online teaching learning aids, the awareness about the usefulness of the digital conten… Read More
2020-09-24 06:55
“What we need (and don’t have) are people who study and understand education thoroughly. Why is this a problem? Education is more than computers, teaching by rote, and importing… Read More
2020-09-21 15:34
During the past two decades, there have been nationwide initiatives to enhance student learning. Be it the Sarv Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) concept which focused on creating infrastructural capaci… Read More
2020-09-17 07:22
This article is a study in the educational achievement of girls and boys. Differences in student achievement were analysed using data from ASSET, ASER, TIMSS, and PISA from the past years. R… Read More
2020-09-14 05:09
In continuation to 7th September 2020 blog: Board Exams, Rote Learning and the Learning Crisis- Understanding the problem In-depth. The article throws light on the cause and solutions… Read More
2020-09-10 04:33
There is change and then there is rate of change. It is as if we are on a roller coaster ride with no stop button. Right now, the universe has pushed us to a corner where we have to keep up… Read More
2020-09-07 05:36
The article appeared in the June 2018 edition of India Seminar.
http://www.india-seminar.com/2018/706/706_sridhar_rajagopalan.htm
This article starts by explaining why one believes there is… Read More
2020-09-03 05:32
“It is important to identify the ailment correctly before prescribing, let alone administering, a medicine.”
The recently released National Education Policy document by th… Read More
2020-08-31 04:25
What are Development Impact Bonds?
A Development Impact Bond is a new way of financing in the social development sector. Primarily, there are five parties involved: the service provider (th… Read More
2020-08-27 05:25
The road is filled with the chatter of children, and Ha—No, let’s call the student ‘X’, and I’ll reveal why later—X joins the others as they pass through… Read More
2020-08-24 04:58
The article appeared in India Today on 19th August 2020
The Indian Education system has been adversely impacted since the outbreak of Covid-19 in March 2020. To understand the gaps in the ed… Read More
2020-08-20 06:49
A major policy change in Indian education after 34 years and the first educational policy of 21st century has been approved by the union cabinet on 29 July, 2020 through the National Educati… Read More
2020-08-17 07:22
Here is an arithmetic word problem.
What percentage of Indian students would correctly answer option D? What percentage of students in classes 3, 5, and 7 would answer 130 years?
Refer to t… Read More
2020-08-10 04:46
The article appeared in the Views column of CNBC TV18 on 31st July 2020.
https://www.cnbctv18.com/views/view-the-learning-power-of-pisa-6508081.htm
Participating in international… Read More
2020-08-03 06:18
The coronavirus pandemic is now a dominant issue in our lives. Despite the sporadic flattening of the curve, disruption to all aspects of life continues. From March, we witnessed schools shu… Read More
2020-07-27 04:50
What is scale anchoring?
Scale anchoring is a methodology which categorizes questions, in an assessment, based on the ability level of students who are likely to answer them correctly. Each… Read More
2020-07-20 11:38
COVID-19 has changed many things, including how students learn. Online classes have replaced physical classes in school. Teachers who were once hesitant to try any form of digital learning… Read More
2020-07-13 14:08
12 years and counting of ASSET Question-A-Day
Which are the first few things that come to your mind when you hear the word ‘questions’? Words ‘test’ and ‘examin… Read More
2020-07-06 07:12
As a resident of Chandigarh, I often receive compliments on the well-organized and planned layout of the city. Being a recipient of such praise in spite of zero contribution to the cause, I… Read More
2020-06-29 08:18
The Importance of Foundational Literacy
Not only is reading important on its own, basic literacy is the foundation that children need in order to be successful in other areas of education. I… Read More
2020-06-22 10:37
In 2012, The Economist Intelligence Unit released a report titled ‘Benchmarking Early Education Across the World’, which ranked the state of early education in 45 countries alon… Read More
2020-06-15 09:53
What is Understanding by Design?
Understanding by Design (UbD) is a planning framework for instruction, assessment and outlining curriculum. The fundamental tenet of this framework is to sta… Read More
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