The videos were a hit and as Apoorva explained Sridhar and I were working on a proposal for a project around misconceptions. So after a couple of months of planning, discussions we got the project approved.
What is the project all about?
What is the project all about?
Student Learning in the Metros study 2006 (SLIMS 2006) , jointly conducted by EI and Wipro, received an overwhelming response from educationists, experts, schools and parents. The November 27, 2006 issue of the India Today Magazine carried a cover story based on the findings of this research study.
The study suggested that students across classes answer rote-based or procedural questions relatively well but fail to answer unfamiliar question types correctly. Students also tend to perform poorly on questions that require practical competencies. The above shows that in many cases, they are not learning with understanding.
To shed further light a Video Series on Student Misconceptions was designed.
What are students interviews and why ?
Interesting patterns relates to misconceptions, where the number of students giving the most common wrong answer far exceeds the number of students giving the correct answer. In such cases, it is likely, though not strictly necessary, that the wrong answer emerges from a false preconception, or a common misconception. However data and numbers are just indicators and they tell us nothing about what goes on in student’s minds while they select the wrong options. To know and understand the various sources of these false preconceptions or wrong notions, its important that we talk to them and understand the various ideas they have about the question and topic being asked. It is only through such interactions with them that we can know the thought process that operates in their mind.
These interactions are called student interviews. Students are presented with a question, one which data indicates that students seem to have a misconceptions. Background research on this question and the concept is conducted before a systematic interview is conducted.
Student interviews were started with a view to understand how children think. But our experience has generated some interesting discussions with teachers and students . In some cases we have seen students change their thoughts and often learn in the process.
What are students interviews and why ?
Interesting patterns relates to misconceptions, where the number of students giving the most common wrong answer far exceeds the number of students giving the correct answer. In such cases, it is likely, though not strictly necessary, that the wrong answer emerges from a false preconception, or a common misconception. However data and numbers are just indicators and they tell us nothing about what goes on in student’s minds while they select the wrong options. To know and understand the various sources of these false preconceptions or wrong notions, its important that we talk to them and understand the various ideas they have about the question and topic being asked. It is only through such interactions with them that we can know the thought process that operates in their mind.
These interactions are called student interviews. Students are presented with a question, one which data indicates that students seem to have a misconceptions. Background research on this question and the concept is conducted before a systematic interview is conducted.
Student interviews were started with a view to understand how children think. But our experience has generated some interesting discussions with teachers and students . In some cases we have seen students change their thoughts and often learn in the process.
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