Learning Links Foundation - Usha Bhaskar
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The Learning Links Foundation aims to enhance educational delivery and inspire learning through tailored solutions in outreach education, skill building, technology innovation, and consultancy. The document outlines the challenges in Indian education, such as low literacy and numeracy rates, and emphasizes the need for creativity and critical thinking skills as highlighted in national education policies. It describes an OECD research study focused on improving these skills through specific interventions in various schools, showcasing positive outcomes in student engagement and learning levels.
Learning Links Foundation - Usha Bhaskar
- 2. Our Vision Our Mission Our Domains of work About Learning Links Foundation To foster a bright future where education is optimally delivered and learning is truly inspired. Outreach Education Solutions We provide customized solutions to bridge the learning divide and empower students to achieve their potential Skill building & Entrepreneurship We provide need-aligned professional development for youth with skills for self-reliance and productive participation in society Technology & Innovation We leverage technology to accelerate and deepen learning and foster collaboration. We stimulate change and create sustainable large solutions through innovation. Consultancy & Advisory We are the trusted advisor on education strategy development, enabling systemic changes, and policy reforms
- 3. Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Delhi Haryana Uttar Pradesh Rajasthan Gujarat Maharashtra Goa Karnataka Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana Chhattisgarh Jharkhand Assam Kerala Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Presence
- 4. The Current Reality- India As the country struggles with improving learning outcomes for Literacy & Numeracy ,Skill Development is naturally deprioritized! 76% % of students who could not count money 71% % of enrolled children are attending school on any given day 50% % of 18 year olds who cant read a simple sentence of English 35% 42% % of 14-18 age group who are working regardless of their schooling % Children in Grades 3 & 4 who do not recognize numbers
- 5. Participant country in PISA in 2009. Indian fared poorly and bagged the 72nd rank among 74 participating countries.! Growing Need for Creativity & Critical Thinking Introduction of HOTS (High Order Thinking Skills) in all classrooms and for all subjects wasn’t successful & discontinued! Bridging the Reality to Expectation Gap-Small Attempts at Policy Level Content development efforts by the national education policies such as the 2005 National Curriculum Framework, the 2009 Right to Education Act, and the 2009 National Curriculum Framework of Teacher Education, has affirmed the importance of critical thinking & creativity National Education Policy 2019 -Government proposes to establishing an autonomous Central Institute of Adult Education, for a National Curriculum Framework for critical thinking skills enhancement among other skills!
- 6. 6 Assessing Progression of Creative and Critical Thinking Skills among Students Selection & Recruitment of Schools Development of pedagogic activities by teachers & transaction in classrooms Assessment of student learning levels Teacher Professional Development & Pedagogical Interventions through focussed observations & support OECD-LLF Intervention Objectives Selection & Recruitment of Schools Development of pedagogic activities by teachers & transaction in classrooms Assessment of student learning levels Teacher Professional Development & Pedagogical Interventions through focussed observations & support Realizing the need to develop 21st Century Skills of Creativity & Critical thinking, the research study by OECD came at the right time to cater to the same!
- 7. 7 The quasi-experimental pre-test, post-tests control group design has been chosen to conduct the present research study on the students of Classes III and VII of schools of intervention and control groups. OECD-LLF Intervention Methodology
- 8. 0 1 2 State Government Schools Government Aided Schools Private School Type of Schools Intervention Control Grades – VI & VIII Discipline - Math and Science Number of Schools 2280Number of Students 60Number of teachers OECD-LLF Intervention Key Statistics Name of the School Type of School School Type Government High School, Uttarahalli, Bangalore Intervention School State Government School Government High school, Jeevan Bheema Nagar, Bangalore Intervention School State Government School Sadhu Vaswani International School for Girls, New Delhi Intervention School Private School Army Public School, Daula Kuan, New Delhi Intervention School Government Aided School Army public School, Shankar Vihar, New Delhi Control School Government Aided School Ramjas School Pusa Road and Day Boarding, New Delhi Control School Private School Government High school, Vasanthpura, Bangalore Control School State Government School Government High school, Arehalli, Bangalore Control School State Government School 8
- 9. Selection & Recruitment of Schools Development of Pedagogic Activities Baseline- End-line Assessment OECD-LLF Intervention Key Activities Undertaken Expert Sessions Facilitation Teacher Professional Development Group Discussions
- 10. OECD-LLF Intervention Key Activities Undertaken(cont.) Review of Pedagogical Activities
- 11. Exemplary Examples of ‘Creativity & Critical thinking skills’ in Technology!
- 12. Exemplary Examples of ‘Creativity & Critical thinking skills’ in Technology! Other TIs can be found here & here.
- 13. 13 OECD-LLF Intervention Key Outputs 78% 73% 75% 76% 73% 81% 77% 78% 79% 75% 68% 70% 72% 74% 76% 78% 80% 82% I have to use my imagination I have to solve problems with more than one possible solution I have to explore different points of view on a problem I have to produce/perform something of my own I have to asses stregnth and weaknesses of ideas Student's View on Classwork in intervention Subjects (Secondary) Endline (n=737) Baseline(n=654) SCHOOL-WISE ANALYSIS Baseline Endline 14 yr old Intervention 64.04 68.8 Control 66.5 66.5 9 yr old Intervention 54.3 63.8 Control 75.2 72.18 The survey of primary school students in intervention schools showed that while at baseline only 37% of the students often felt excited about what they learnt at school, this number increased to 42% at the end-line. The survey of students in intervention schools showed that there was 4% & 9% increase in skill learning levels for secondary & primary students respectively.For control schools, that there was 0% & 3% decrease in skill learning levels for secondary & primary students respectively.
- 14. 14 Other Key Strategies: Specialized Expert Sessions -Organized discussion session in different schools where subject experts from NCERT(National Curriculum Body) were invited to guide and facilitate pedagogic practices of teaching Math and Science to inculcate creativity and critical thinking skills Focused Teacher Trainings- Teachers developing pedagogical activities using different strategies to inculcate creativity and critical thinking skills Cross Collaboration among schools- Organized sessions with different schools where teachers shared best pedagogy practices for inculcating creativity and critical thinking skills in students Who helped us in the journey? 1 2 3 The National Council of Educational Research and Training- Academia Partners
- 15. Teachers found it burdensome, hindering their enthusiastic participation due to limited school time and the vast national curriculum Systematic Issues Challenging for teachers to shift gears from conventional teaching styles to incorporate new methods/approaches Innovative vs Traditional Individual testing of EPOC (oral recordings) turned out to be a time consuming exercise Time consuming Oral Assessments Imparting Skills of Creativity & Criticism Thinking was relatively difficult as compared to younger kids Secondary Student’s Mindset 1 4 2 3 Challenges we encountered- a Few Hiccups!
- 16. Globo Clean is a self- sustainable system that addresses the cleanliness issues of the city. It is an innovative way of waste management through mobile application Project Maa is a technology solution which helps in LPG gas detection in rural and lower middle class urban area . Exemplary Examples of Creativity & Critical thinking skills
- 17. Students conducted a research on underlying reasons for ‘Dengue’ ( water borne diseases) & areas where it was more prevalent Students conducted a research on dying lakes of their city since the city originally had 262 lakes & there are less than 81 left now Exemplary Examples of Creativity & Critical thinking skills
- 18. Using the learning from the OECD project, LLF set up dedicated Math labs, where following activities are undertaken: • Project Based Learning – It has been adopted to create various projects, based on subject concepts taught to students, as part of their school curriculum. • Competitions like ‘Math Fashion Show’ were organized to kindle curiosity and competitive spirit among children , • Math Mela was organized which provided students to come up with creative, innovative projects that were displayed. Exemplary Examples of Creativity & Critical thinking skills
- 19. www.free-powerpoint-templates-design.com Central & State Governments have taken measures to develop pedagogical skills during Teacher’s In-service period( training period) Government of India has taken calculated decisions to inculcate Creativity & Critical Thinking Skills through various missions! One such is ‘Atal Innovation Mission’ which has been initiated keeping in mind that its time that Indian students are given exposure for development of 21st Century Skills Learning Links Foundation has been leveraging Skill assessment rubric developed by OECD to assess the future skills of children Creativity and Critical Thinking at the center of it. . What Next? Government of India has been leveraging the learnings from the program to bring out systemic changes in the schools’ ecosystem.
- 20. THANK YOU