Category Archives: ASSET
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Creating Effective Edtech For India: Ei Dialogues With Vineet Nayar
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Authenticity And Math Word Problems – Authentic Questions Beget Authentic Responses
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 [...] -
Technology For Learning – A Case Of Step-By-Step Solver In Mindspark For Mathematics
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 [...] -
Demystifying The Science of Making High Quality Assessment Questions
This interview was originally published by the Central Square Foundation (CSF) in November, 2021. ___ The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 lays down an important goal: improve [...] -
Implementing EdTech at Home in India: Learnings from Implementing Mindspark During COVID-19
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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Creating Good, Innovative MCQs
National Education Policy 2020 lists down several initiatives to improve learning levels among students, especially reforms in assessments. The Central Board of Secondary Education [...] -
Testing rote learning using textbook questions vs real learning using unfamiliar questions
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 [...] -
Learning in Lockdown, the NEP’s Vision, and Strengthening Education Post-Pandemic: Ei Dialogues with Dr. Rukmini Banerji
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 [...]