MINDSPARK FOA - Sudhir sir- 22nd Jan 2011

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Revolutionizing Education,

One learner at a time


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The Dream


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Personalised Learning: Student

My pace

My path

My understanding

My picture

Individualised Attention: Teacher

Topic Progress Indicator

Formative Assessment Tool

Rigor Builder

I CAN DO

I CAN HELP


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The Main Tenets


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LOTS OF PRACTICE: 10,000 hrs rule!

~3000 questions/ year per student

Each question designed and positioned

Builds RIGOR

Improves SPEED AND ACCURACY

Increases exposure to the Language of MATH

Improves familiarity with online testing

There have been many

studies of elite performers --concert violinists, chess grandmasters, mathematicians,and the biggest differenceresearchers find betweenthem and lesser performers isthe amount of deliberatepractice they've accumulatedand the willingness toengage in sustained training.

K Anders EricssonCognitive Psychologist andExpert in Performance


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Instantaneous Feedback

Immediate Response: The Google effect

Explanations targeted at specific mistakes

SEAMLESS experience

Increases self-awareness: EQ

Enhances motivation and willingness to persist

Independent of the availability of an educator

Goal theorists have

found that w

henprovided instantaneous

feedback onperformance, subjectswill exert more effortto achieve theirobjective."

Janz and Wetherbe


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Working at ones LEVEL

Positive spiral, removes fear, builds confidence

% Correct answers

45% students moved lower than class level

55% students moved higher than class level

Challenges, goals and

problems wh

ich

areinvolving and relevantto learners are of greatimportance in thelearning process.

Peters, Richard.Modelling to EnhanceCritical Thinking


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Cognitive Apprenticeship

I Know HOW

I Know WHY

I know WHAT I dont know

I know WHERE I need help

The coaching process includesmodelling, correctivefeedback, and reminders, allintended to bring theapprentices performancecloser to that of the masters.

As the apprentice becomesmore skilled, the feedback andinstruction provided by themaster fades until theapprentice is, ideally,performing at the skill of themaster.

Johnson, 1992


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The Process


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Mindspark

Integration in

the Classroom


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Resource

Requirements

1 computer per student

Two periods per week


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SUPPORT

Regular School Visits by dedicated support team member

Web-based Support to queries by students and teachers

Monthly report on usage, topic progress, +ve and ve outliers

Mid Year Review by Senior EI team member


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The FEATURES


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Mindspark

Features

Adaptive Logic Demo

Questions

Multiple Choice

Fill in the blanks

Drag and drop

Select from the drop downProof questions

Challenge questions

Interactive

Remedials

Multiplication

Measuring Angles

Understanding comparison of Decimals


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The IMPACT


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Q.1 Tina and Manu have crayons in the ratio 4:1. Which of the

following is NECESSARILY true?

A. Tina has one fourth the number of crayons that Manu has.B. Tina has 3 crayons more than Manu.

C. Tinahas 4 crayonsmore than Manu.

D. Tinahas 4 times as many crayons as Manu has.

MISCONCEPTION ANALYSIS


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Question 9

In the figure given below, the side ML of LMN is

extended to P. Which of the following is an exterior

angle of LMN?

A. only uB. only s and t

C. only s

D. all s, u and t

Pre test: 29% correct | Post test::45% correct

Pre-Test VS Post Test


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IMPACT ON DIFFERENT ABILITY GROUPS


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IMPACT ON DIFFERENT QUESTION TYPES


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GOES INTL

Texas, USA


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DIY


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FEEDBACK

Lets hear it from them


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Thank You

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MINDSPARK FOA - Sudhir sir- 22nd Jan 2011