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2020 Poster

“What would that cell look like?” : Findings from clay-modeling activities with teachers and students

Charudatta Navare1, Chaitanya Ursekar2 & Joseph Salve3 Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India  charudatta@hbcse.tifr.res.in 1, chaitanya@hbcse.tifr.res.in 2,  joseph@hbcse.tifr.res.in 3 The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 The concept of a cell is a foundational concept in biology and is considered to be among the Benchmarks for Science Literacy. There is an extensive literature in […]

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Micro-organisms at our Doorstep! – Exploring Students’ Ideas about Microorganisms Through A Project Based Learning Unit

Meena KharatmalHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, Indiameena@hbcse.tifr.res.in The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 We developed a Project Based Learning unit that facilitates hands-on activities such as collection of samples, observation of live microorganisms, describing and drawing their observations, measuring the microorganisms, in addition to using microscopes. One of the chapters […]

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Exploring teachers’ understanding of students’ sexuality and sexual knowledge

Panchami JoseHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India panchami@hbcse.tifr.res.in The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 The study tries to explore various cultural beliefs about childhood sexuality held by teachers and how the cross-cutting modalities of religion, caste, sexuality, and gender of the teacher and students shape these constructs. Through teacher interviews, […]

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Experiences Piloting Design, Technology and Innovation as a Subject in TSWREIS School with a Student-Led Model

Abhishek Dey1, Shramanth Rajarathnam2 & Eshwar Bandi3 Inqui-Lab Foundation abhishek@inqui-lab.org 1, shramanth@inqui-lab.org 2 & eshwar@inqui-lab.org 3 The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 Inqui-Lab Foundation has been in the space of creativity, design, prototyping and innovation for the past 3 years. Inqui-Lab’s vision is to “Nurture problem solving capacity in the next generation”, where, problem solving capacity as building […]

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Simulation Based Learning (SBL) in Chemistry: Student Understanding of Acids and Bases

Shanize Forte1, Nathan Turner2, Tanya Gupta3,Sanjay Chandrasekharan4& D.P. Karnam5 shanize.forte@gmail.com1, nathan.turner@sdstate.edu2, tanya.gupta@sdstate.edu 3,  sanjay@hbcse.tifr.res.in 4 & durgaprasad@hbcse.tifr.res.in 5 The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 Simulation-Based Learning (SBL) has been found to be promising for developing student conceptual understanding. SBL involves constructed models of the real-world phenomenon to assist students in understanding and connecting the underlying scientific concept […]

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2020 Poster

Impact of Strengthening Student Voice and Expression on students’ academic results in STEM subjects

Gaurav SiddharthTeach For Indiagaurav.siddharth2018@teachforindia.org The poster was presented on 27th May 2020 Student voice here refers to any expression of any student anywhere about anything relating to schools, learning or the educational experience. This study enabled students to be co-designers in learning and empowered in their own development. Teaching Mathematics to a group of 75 […]