Category Archives: General
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Dialect vs standard language acquisition and ed-tech solution
Today is Anil’s first day at school. Most of his day is spent in trying to understand what the teacher is saying. He fails to understand some parts of the language spoken at school. [...] -
How to Create a High-Quality CUET
The article was originally published in Hindustan Times on 3rd October: Read the original article here The idea of a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) is inherently a good one. [...] -
Using Student Skipped Responses to Detect if a Test Paper is too Long
ASSET is a skill-based test that measures students' conceptual understanding and benchmarks the performance of schools nationally with actionable insights and reports. Students get [...] -
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 [...]