Leaning towards PISA through Mindspark
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This document discusses strategies for preparing students in the United Arab Emirates to perform well on international assessments like PISA and TIMSS. It outlines Education Initiative's multi-phase approach, which includes analyzing student performance data and thinking skills, developing learning content and questions, and creating variations to build problem-solving abilities rather than just teaching to the test. The goal is to ensure every student is prepared through deep conceptual learning, practice with old test questions, and targeted support for misconceptions.
Leaning towards PISA through Mindspark
- 2. Expectations from today 1.Understand how Mindspark helps with PISA/TIMSS 2.How can PISA questions be linked with syllabus 3.Get a clear view of PISA and its questions
- 3. Knowing WHAT students think
- 4. Knowing WHAT students think A. 5 cm B. 6 cm C. 8 cm D. 9 cm
- 5. Understanding HOW students think
- 6. Actions Goal EI’s Theory of Change Technology for Personalised Learning Building deep expertise about learning Assessments (the Means) for Learning (the End) Focus on outcomes Exam Reforms Science of Learning Teacher Support EI’s Theory Change Principles Learning with understanding for every child
- 7. We have a goal “As part of the national agenda for education, His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, put forward two main objectives regarding the UAE’s ranking in international assessments: The UAE will be among the 15 highest performing countries in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The UAE will be among the 20 highest performing countries in PISA - the Programme for International Student Assessment. Currently the UAE ranks 48 (434 points) in maths, 44 (442 points) in reading and 46 (448 points) in science out of the 65 participating countries in the last Pisa tests, which were conducted in 2012. The UAE is below the 500 international average in points in all of the subjects.” Let us help UAE achieve the promise it has made to the world!
- 8. Asking the Right Questions Distinguishes mechanical learning from real learning with understanding vs.
- 9. Skill building by asking the RIGHT questions PISA Dimensions/Skills Mindspark CONTENT • Understanding of shape PROCESS • Visualization of space occupied • Reproduction SITUATION • Personal • Educational Susan likes to build blocks from small cubes like the one shown below:- Susan has lots of small cubes like this one. She joins these cubes to make other blocks as in diagram A, in which she has joined 8 cubes. Then Susan makes the solid blocks as shown in diagram B and C below:- How many small cubes will she need to make the blocks in diagram B and C ? George joined some cubes to make a solid shape as shown below How many cubes did she use? The shape below has been made by joining Unit cubes. How many unit cubes have been used to make this shape ?
- 10. Flow to understand Shapes & Space Number of unit cubes used to make a 3D shape Front view of a 3D shape of unit cubes Front view of a 3D shape Side view of a 3D shape of unit cubes Side view of a given object Top view of a 3D shape of unit cubes Identify the 3D shape of unit cubes with side, top & front views. Identifying the house, given the top view (map) of the house.
- 11. Real Life Connection/Relevance Understanding of shapes and space in our environment The floor map of a house shows the layout of the floor along with the position of doors and windows. Here is a floor map of Ricky’s home. It shows where the windows and doors are in the house. Which of the following would be Ricky’s house? A B C D: none of these The performance data of this Question asked to students of Grade 7 & 8 is -
- 12. Let us now experience Mindspark Kindly login on www.mindspark.in With the enclosed ID in your booklet (workshopd.x) Look out for- 1. Display answer explanations for questions. 2. Finely graded levels of questions – from simple to complex. 3. Interactivity and variance of question. tinyurl.com/guesstheviewei
- 13. Let us try a PISA question A revolving door includes three wings which rotate within a circular-shaped space. The inside diameter of this space is 2 metres (200 centimetres). The three door wings divide the space into three equal sectors. The plan below shows the door The brightest kids of your class will love it wings in three different positions viewed from the top. The door makes 4 complete rotations in a minute. There is room for a maximum of two people in each of the three door sectors. What is the maximum number of people that can enter the building through the door in 30 minutes? (PISA 2009)
- 14. Let’s try another one What about those 5 children at the back of your class? Chris has just received her car driving licence and wants to buy her first car. This table below shows the details of four cars she finds at a local car dealer. Which car’s engine capacity is the smallest? (PISA 2006)
- 15. The point being, Is every student of your class prepared?
- 16. What are you doing for PISA and TIMSS? Q. Which of the below steps are ways to prepare students? a) Weekly remedial classes to combat misconceptions. b) Deep, conceptual learning of all topics. c) Special PISA/TIMSS prep classes. d) Time management tutorials to strategically solve questions. e) Answering questions from old tests. ANSWER: ALL of the ABOVE
- 17. The Mindspark approach to solving PISA/TIMSS
- 18. Phase 1: Analysis to build content Published in international journals; but also prevalent outside the “lab” Primary Research Understanding “how” students think; not just knowing what they answered Validation of small scale research with copious amounts of data Data Student interviews
- 19. Time Phase 2: Approaches to the solution Distance (walking on walkway) Distance (walking on ground) Distance (covered by walkway) 1 1.0 0.6 0.4 2 2.0 1.2 0.8 3 3.0 1.8 1.2 4 4.0 2.4 1.6 5 5.0 3.0 2.0 6 6.0 3.6 2.4 7 7.0 4.2 2.8 8 8.0 4.8 3.2 9 9.0 5.4 3.6 10 10.0 6.0 4.0 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Distance Time Distance (person walking on walkway) Distance (walking on ground) Speed of walkway
- 20. Phase 3: Thinking of variations 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Distance (person walking on walkway) Distance (running on ground) Distance (covered by walkway) 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Distance (walking on walkway) Distance (walking on ground) Distance (covered by walkway) Variations that are possible: 1) Speed of moving walkway is very high/low relative to person 2) Person is running as opposed to walking 3) Two people are walking/standing on the moving walkway Time Distance (person walking on walkway) Distance (running on ground) Distance (covered by walkway) (walking on walkway) walking Distance (covered by walkway) 1 1 1.2 0.5 2 2 2.4 1 3 3 3.6 1.5 4 4 4.8 2 5 5 6 2.5 6 6 7.2 3 7 7 8.4 3.5 8 8 9.6 4 9 9 10.8 4.5 10 10 12 5 1.0 0.7 0.3 2.0 1.4 0.6 3.0 2.1 0.9 4.0 2.8 1.2 5.0 3.5 1.5 6.0 4.2 1.8 7.0 4.9 2.1 8.0 5.6 2.4 9.0 6.3 2.7 10.0 7.0 3.0 Need to build problem-solving skill not “teach to the test”
- 21. PISA won’t ask the same question again Mathematics = 3 Dimensions Content Overarching ideas -Shape and space -Change and relationship -Uncertainty Embedded in Circular Strands Numbers, Algebra, Geometry Processes Reproduction – simple computation Connections for problem solving Reflection-critical thinking Situations Personal Educational/ Occupational Public Scientific
- 22. Creating bespoke games, enrichments & remedials Game Exponents www.tinyurl.com/exposhootsei Please read the instructions! Remedials Unable to measure angles with protractors http://tinyurl.com/anglesei Game Percentages http://tinyurl.com/cakewarsei
- 23. Identifying areas of learning/misconception Creating misconception videos offering remedial ideas for teachers - Inverse and time-work - Curved string does not have length - Comparing arms of angles - Measuring length using informal units - Word problems - Bigger objects weigh more - No. with smallest magnitude is the smallest no. always - Inadequate understanding of multiplication as repeated addition - Percentages – x% and x are same - Binocular vision
- 24. Top schools a part of Duke-TIP ASSET Talent Search UAE-2012-13 • Our Own English High School • Global Indian International School, Dubai • The Indian High School, Dubai • Emirates Future International Academy, Abu Dhabi • Our Own English High School, Al Ain • Our Own English High School, Fujairah Students who qualify for the India Summer Studies Program will be automatically eligible for the US Summer Studies as well in future PAN India years. •The Doon School, Dehradun •The Shri Ram School, Delhi •The Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai •Mayo College, Ajmer •Sri Kumaran Group of Schools, Bangalore •Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan - Group of Schools, Chennai