Category Archives: General
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Young Learner’s Performance in Word Recognition
Word reading or decoding is an important skill. Needless to say, reading comprises a complex assimilation of skills. It may look effortless when we see a proficient reader read, but [...] -
Can Kids Learn To Code Without Computers?
“What is coding?” I asked the girls of Gurukulam Tribal Welfare School in Hyderabad. "Umm..something to do with computers?" a doubtful voice muttered from the corner. "It's like a [...] -
Using Research to Drive Instructional Design
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 [...] -
How To Create A World-Class Education System: Ei Dialogues With Andreas Schleicher
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 [...] -
Making Learning Standards and Assessments Frameworks Useful
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 [...] -
The Role Of Contextual Pedagogy In Creating Edtech Learning Content In Regional Languages: Needs, Challenges & The Way Forward
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 [...] -
Van Hiele Model Of Geometrical Thinking: What Are Our Students’ Learning Levels?
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 [...] -
Implementing EdTech at Home in India: Experiences from Mindspark During COVID-19
This is the first of a three-part series documenting Ei’s attempts to help students use its Personalised Adaptive Learning software, Mindspark, during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...] -
Making pedagogy truly impactful – How to tell whether learners are learning
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 [...] -
Funding for Civil Society, Effective Collaborations for Social Impact, and the Government’s Role in Development: Ei Dialogues with Rathish Balakrishnan
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 [...]