ARM
May 26 | 11:40 am– 12:40 pm The first panel discussion of ARM is grounded in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. It aims to stimulate an academic discussion focused on education by shedding light on the current state of it from the perspectives of persons involved in ground level work […]
May 28 | 12:00 pm – 01:00 pm This discussion attempts to create a platform for the HBCSE research community to synthesize the collective’s understanding and experiences with ethics in research. It is aimed at bringing to the fore the concerns and dilemmas researchers may have regarding ethical practices and understanding of common standards in […]
Tripti Bameta1, Arjun Singh2 , Deepa Chari3 & Mashood K K 4Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India tripti@hbcse.tifr.res.in 1, arjun@hbcse.tifr.res.in 2 , deepa@hbcse.tifr.res.in 3 & mashood@hbcse.tifr.res.in 4 , The direction of force due to atmospheric pressure is a difficult topic for students to understand. Our study involving 35 high school students point towards the existence of two contrasting mental […]
V. C. SonawaneHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India vcs@hbcse.tifr.res.in Learning by ‘making things ‘is highly encouraged as students can take multiple decisions regarding material, size, proportions, control during experimentation. Making which engages them with doing science. With this idea, we took up the challenge to make an incubator from scratch as a learning […]
Anirvan Gupta1, Nivedita Azad21Department of Physics, Smt. Devkiba Mohansinhji Chauhan College of Commerce and Science, Silvassa, U.T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, India 2Department of Botany, Smt. Devkiba Mohansinhji Chauhan College of Commerce and Science,Silvassa, U.T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Indianiveditaazad1984@gmail.com In the auditory channel, humans are highly attuned to emotional signals in speech […]
Soham DigheHomi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, Mumbai, India sohamdighe228@gmail.com Collaboration is the key to success. Creating a collaborative workplace often results in a win-win situation, where everyone involved can gain from the experience through successful outcomes and the feeling of achievement. In the modern-day world, major collaborations happen over files and documents. There are […]
ArchanaBetter By Designarchana.udayagiri@gmail.com This literature review stitches together the perfect harmony between the laws of nature and laws of the human mind in order to have a healthy and flexible mind capable of deep learning and application of knowledge. Jean Piaget, a developmental psychologist, coined the term ‘Constructivism’ meaning the human mind constructs a beautiful […]
Punam MedhTata Institute of Social Sciencespunammedh@gmail.com There is also an age-old practice of conveying information through narratives, both in formal and informal science education (Glaser et al, 2009). A narrative approach allows for the true excitement of curiosity to shine through, fueling children’s own curiosity and interest in the process (Engel et al, 2018). Research […]
Navneet KaurIndian Institute of Technology Bombay,navneetkaur@iitb.ac.in Uncertainties are part of almost every learning process. It is believed that the production of true knowledge starts from feelings of uncertainty, requiring people to express them openly. Researchers across varied disciplinary domains have argued that learners should encounter uncertainties engendering complexity, doubt or confusion to develop a deep […]
Narasimha SwamyIndian Institute of Technology Bombay, klnswamy@iitb.ac.in Research on feedback practices in education has a history of more than a century. Across this history, feedback has been predominantly viewed as a one-way transmission of information from teacher, computer or peers to the learners. Such information was aimed at addressing learners’ immediate instructional or motivational needs rather […]