learning

Dreamscapes for social learning

Dreams reflect societal influences and shared contexts. The focus of social dreaming is on the dream, not on the dreamer.

11 March 2024, 20:58 IST

Dreamscapes for social learning

11 March 2024, 20:58 IST

8+8: Re-imagining high school and the first job

Today, out of every 100 young people, no more than 70 take the PU/12th standard exam

04 March 2023, 22:21 IST

8+8: Re-imagining high school and the first job

04 March 2023, 22:21 IST

The aesthetics of education

Today’s children need an education that teaches them courage and the determination to make the most of whatever life offers them

10 February 2023, 20:03 IST

The aesthetics of education

10 February 2023, 20:03 IST

Handwriting in the digital age

Writing by hand, especially in childhood, confers many cognitive advantages in the realm of literacy

20 December 2022, 08:24 IST

Handwriting in the digital age

20 December 2022, 08:24 IST

Art of helping students learn better

Early identification of maths anxiety among children early can aid teachers help deal with it

04 October 2022, 02:06 IST

Art of helping students learn better

04 October 2022, 02:06 IST

Students now need lateral thinking skills, not marks

Today, education is lost in information and a student's memory is mistaken for his/her intelligence or brilliance

28 June 2022, 00:58 IST

Students now need lateral thinking skills, not marks

28 June 2022, 00:58 IST

A unique keyboard that aids learning

‘Ka-naada’, a specially-designed device that recently drew attention, facilitates the learning of Kannada, Sanskrit and many other languages

15 April 2022, 23:40 IST

A unique keyboard that aids learning

15 April 2022, 23:40 IST

Reading is the foundation of learning

According to the 2018 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), Indian students in Class five can only read textbooks meant for Class two students. The 2021 report showed that only 9.8% of Class three students can read a Class two level text. This signifies that students are not getting the quality of education they deserve. In an effort to improve the situation and promote reading culture, the Department of School Education and Literacy recently launched the ‘100 days of reading campaign’.

01 February 2022, 05:40 IST

Reading is the foundation of learning

01 February 2022, 05:40 IST

Creative ways to teach math

There is a crisis of creativity in our school education. More so in mathematics. Our children constantly complain about how ‘boring and dull’ the mathematics classes are and for the right reasons. Repeated application of routine algorithms to solve mathematical problems can be either daunting or repulsive depending on the child’s mindset. It is ironic that we are supposed to be teaching them mathematics as it is ‘useful’!

25 January 2022, 12:18 IST

Creative ways to teach math

25 January 2022, 12:18 IST

Self-driven education worsens learning loss

Learning loss is not new. After summer vacations or prolonged, unforseen holidays, evidence suggests that students forget what they have learned without revision. Generally, a short recap of earlier learning is the current practice at the beginning of a new semester. The pandemic is an extreme case of learning loss. There is a stark loss at both the school and the university level despite online education.

19 January 2022, 06:34 IST

Self-driven education worsens learning loss

19 January 2022, 06:34 IST