Category Archives: Misconception
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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. [...] -
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 [...] -
The RESET – A true story of ASSET’s influence on a teacher
By the year 2017, I had established myself as a full-time mathematics faculty in one of Hyderabad’s most prestigious schools. One day, the school announced the launch of a diagnostic [...] -
TECHNOLOGY BASED INTERACTIVE LEARNING
Technology in education has a great potential to improve the learning outcomes of students. However, the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study[1] [...] -
Decimals Matter!
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 [...] -
Early Years Children Performance in Letter Recognition
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 [...] -
Exploring Science Teachers’ Misconceptions
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 [...] -
Technology-Enhanced Items: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Assessments
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 [...] -
AQAD (ASSET-Question-A-Day)- Daily Questions for Better Learning
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 [...]