Ms. Suman Nath

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Managing Changes for a Better

Learning

Addressing Resistance to Change

Made By:- Suman Nath

Principal

Tagore International School East of Kailash, New Delhi



Nothing is Constant except the ChangeNothing is Constant except the Change



We are happy with the changes that

suit us



There is sadness

when we look atthe times gone by



Changes ultimately lead to Evolution• Education System is also evolving .



Theory of multiple intelligences as proposed

by Howard Gardner suggests that children

learn through various mental faculties.• Some learn the best when the teacher:

– Explains

– Writes – Shows visuals

– Conducts experiments

– Gives hands-on activity to them



Paradigm shift in the

Teaching – Learning Process

Introduction of-

• Activities

• Multimedia• ICT



What is the success of

Teaching - Learning process?

• Knowing the Strengths & Weaknesses of

the students

• Offering them remedial work for improving

their weaknesses and strengthening their

strong areas further



Evaluation is Mandatory

Evaluation alone will help the teachersto:-

know strengths and weaknesses of the

students and take up remedial workaccordingly.



Evaluation must be linked to theEvaluation must be linked to the

teaching learning process whichteaching learning process whichis evolving continuously.is evolving continuously.



Evaluation vis-à-vis Learning

Abilities of the Students

Since students learn using

varied mental faculties therefore

evaluation also must incorporate

diverse abilities

Ch i d f l ti iCh i d f l ti i



Change in mode of evaluation isChange in mode of evaluation is

the most recent phenomenonthe most recent phenomenon

What is the rationale behind this change ?



What is the measure of holistic

personality of a student.

Is it the: Academic strength?

Emotional & Social Quotients?

Thinking skills?

Health & Strong physique?

Skills – dancing, singing, drawing?

Attitudes & Values?Participation in Literary & Scientific

activities?

Sense of empathy?

OR

All of the above?

Obvious answer is ‘All of the Above’.



Evaluation must be comprehensiveEvaluation must be comprehensive

for for

Holistic Personality Development.Holistic Personality Development.



When should Evaluation be done?When should Evaluation be done?

It must be done throughout the year as

personality skills cannot be assessed

Quarterly or Yearly or at any fixed time.

Evaluation must be Continuous.

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Concept of

Continuous & Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE)

is suggested



• Completion of syllabus vis-à-vis

Formative Assessment.

• Records of Co-scholastic Assessment.(large number of students in the class)

Teacher’s DilemmaTeacher’s Dilemma

S ti



Suggestions :

Make Formative Assessment a part of teaching-learning process. Plan

assessment well.

Keep a record of the behaviour/learning

outcomes of the students on regular basis

for co-scholastic assessment. (may be

anecdotal records of 5-6 students eachday can be noted down)

S D ’ f d l i



• Divide the topics to be covered month-wise

• Use multiple tools for assessment• Decide the total number of tools you will use for

assessment in that subject

• Plan the criteria of assessment for a specific tool

• Define the value points for each criteria

• Share it with the students and parents well in advance

• Calculate the average of all assessments

OR• Choose 3-4 best performances to calculate the

average

Some Dos’ for good planning



SCIENCE



MATHEMATICS



• Do not base the criteria of assessment on

the likes and dislikes or the behaviour of the student.

• Do not take the students and parents bysurprise by assessing the student without

their knowledge.• Do not have different criteria for different

students

• Do not use different tools of assessmentfor different students

• Do not mark anyone absent. Do theassessment whenever feasible.

Some Donts’ for Good Planning



Reasons for poor Scholastic PerformanceReasons for poor Scholastic Performance

Scholastic vis-à-vis Co-scholastic

Some students show poor academic performance but have higher

grade points in co-scholastic areas. It only shows that :-

• The student is basically good but there maybe some weak

academic areas that need to be strengthened.

•The student is inclined towards other co-curricular activities and isdoing well in those, is not taking interest in academics therefore

his academic performance becomes low.

• The student has potential for games, sports etc. and spends his /

her useful time in these practices therefore is left with less time for

academics.

• The student is not inclined to study subjects such as Science or

Social Science or Math or is poor in Languages but can be an

achiever as a sports person, media person, announcer,

journalist and so on.



Who are Achievers?Who are Achievers?

Not the ones who wait for good fortune or windfall.But the ones who develop their specialized skills and

acumen in the areas they want to excel.

S h l ti i à i



Scholastic vis-à-vis

Co-scholastic Assessment

There may be some

students, who

neither perform wellin scholastic nor in

co-scholastic areas.

Attitudes and Values are the basic



Attitudes and Values are the basic

essence of an

educated person.

Work on the co-scholastic skills of the students which

will help them gain confidence and improve their

scholastic performance as well.



A Great Teacher A Great Teacher Arjuna started trembling in the battle field finding a massive

army in the opposition. He started using one pretext or theother for not fighting. What was he lacking then?

Surely, not the war-related skill, but

the courage to fight. Who generated

this courage? Lord Krishna, his

teacher.

R l f T hR l f T h



• Actualize the infinite potential of a student.

• Transform the personality of a student from Zeroto Hero.

• Invoke the dormant skills of the student

and

bring out the best in him.

Role of a Teacher Role of a Teacher

What is the best in a child?What is the best in a child?



What is the best in a child? What is the best in a child?

Best in a child is not uniform but

diverse.It stands across both in scholastic

and co-scholastic components of

his personality.



comprehensively analyse and appreciate

the merits of it rather than passing a

judgement at its face value.

All those who ar e r esisting the changeAll those who ar e r esisting the changeMUST MUST

A t R j t



Accept or Reject

• Accept a system that comprehensivelyevaluates the child’s personality.

• Reject a system which is not onlyconventional but outdated and truncated

as well.



Dear teachers, comeforward and take the

lead.



Holistic personality enhancement is essential for a child to become an educated adult.

• Teaching-Learning process must incorporate use

of multiple intelligences.• Scholastic assessment must be Formative.

• Evaluation must cover scholastic and co-scholastic

areas – therefore must be comprehensive.

• Evaluation must be a part of teaching learning

process – hence must be continuous.

To SummarizeTo Summarize



ConclusionConclusionScholastic and Co-scholastic

evaluation of the child is not

simply a change for the sake of itbut is an inevitable change from

the conventional (and now anobsolete) mode of evaluation.

Ms. Suman Nath

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