- December 8, 2023
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Comparing Functional English Proficiency in Adolescents of Three Countries: India, Vietnam & Ethiopia
Functional English is the ability to communicate in English through listening, speaking, writing, and reading in real-life contexts, with grammar usage focused more on an ‘effectivity’ perspective than a ‘correctness’ perspective (Halliday, 1994). With the increasing globalisation of trades and services and an increased presence of technology across the globe, English has gained the status…
- December 8, 2023
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How Children Think: An Essential Tool Kit for Teachers
How Children Think: An Essential Tool Kit for Teachers
- December 8, 2023
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The New Normal ‘Online’ Education and Carbon Footprint: Making Informed Decisions
The New Normal ‘Online’ Education and Carbon Footprint: Making Informed Decisions
- December 8, 2023
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The Importance and Characteristics of Figurative Language Comprehension
The Importance and Characteristics of Figurative Language Comprehension
- December 8, 2023
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Evaluation of Cognitive Process behind Answering a Question
Can there be some objective criteria to identify questions that seem to measure higher-order thinking or are cognitively more demanding? We recognise different questions may be designed to meet different objectives – one question may involve complex calculations, another may require deeper reasoning while a third may involve integrating concepts from different disciplines. Can we…
- December 8, 2023
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The curious case of ‘Zero’
The curious case of ‘Zero’
- December 8, 2023
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The Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) Approach in Teaching Mathematics
The Concrete–Pictorial–Abstract (CPA) Approach in Teaching Mathematics
- December 8, 2023
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Realising the NEP’s Vision of Transforming Assessments in Schools across India
Realising the NEP’s Vision of Transforming Assessments in Schools across India
- December 8, 2023
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Opportunities to Connect Maths with Real Life
Opportunities to Connect Maths with Real Life
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Covid Caused Significant Learning Loss – How Do We Emerge Stronger From It?
(based on a talk at Shiksha Sanskriti Uthan Nyas Conference, July 24, 2021) Covid has been devastating at so many levels – just the magnitude of the human tragedy is unprecedented. Few in the country have been left unscathed by its impact. And yet, we need to think and move ahead with resolution. How…