GL Education: FINER METHODS for Enhanced Learning

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FirstName:* LastName:* CompanyName:* JobTitle:* Email-Id:* MobileNo:* Password:* Submit Share Tweet Share Share 🔊ListentothisArticle Schoolsaroundtheglobeareusinginnovativemethodseffectivelytosupportteachingandtoensurebetterlearningamongstudents,writesJamesNeill,InternationalDirector,GLEducationforEletsNewsNetwork(ENN).Hisassociationwithvariousschoolsinlastfewmonthsrevealedthateffectiveuseofdataandassessmentsiscateringtobetterteachingandlearning. VariousschoolsinIndiaandabroadareusingandexchangingtechnologies,methodologiesandpedagogiestonurturegloballeaders.JamesNeillhassurveyedvariousschoolsaroundtheworldandtriedtofindoutthebestschoolsintermsofteachingmethodologies. AshokaUniversalSchool(AUS),Nashik,India InIndia,ithasbeentraditionalforschoolstoemphasisechildren’slearningbyrote,aone-size-fits-allapproach.Buteducationsystemselsewherefocusontheunderstandinganddevelopmentofanindividual’sabilitiesandattitudestoalloweachstudenttoreachtheirfullpotential. AshokaUniversalSchool(AUS)inNashikhasdecidedtotakethismorepersonalisedapproachtotheeducationit offerstoitsstudents.ShalluSethi,VicePrincipal,explains:“Childrenareoftentaughttosucceedinexamsbyrememberingandreproducingdata,butwefeltourstudentshaddeepercapabilities.Over4,000childrenof3to18yearsattendourschool.Theycomefromadiverserangeofbackgrounds,nationalitiesandreligions.Wewantedawaytoexploretheirindividualabilities.” TheschoolnowteststheirstudentswiththeCognitiveAbilitiesTest(CAT4),whichmeasuresreasoningabilityacrossfourareas:verbal,non-verbal,quantitativeandspatialability.Itgivesvaluableinsightintostudents’strengthsandweaknesses,andenablesteacherstoadapttheteachingmethodssuitabletotheneedsofthestudents. “Forexample,therewasoneeightyearoldboyinGradethreewhodidn’texcelinclass,yetitturnedouthisspatialabilitywasthehighestintheclass–animportantindicatorforsuccessinScience,Technology,EngineeringandMathematics(STEM)subjects.Weobservedthat hislowverbalreasoningwasholdinghimback.Nowwefocusonhisverbalreasoningtohelphimrealisehispotentialwithinscienceandmaths.” Byanalysingwholeschooldata,AUShasbeenabletoclearlyidentifytwoweakerareasaffectingtheirstudents. “Thefirstwastheverbalbatterywhereourscoreswerecomparativelylow,”Sethiexplains.“We’verealisedthatsomechildrenarenotworkingattheleveltheirabilitiessuggest.Lowliteracyamongthesechildrenisholdingthemback.Wearenowtakingstepstoincreaseourliteracyinterventionssothatthechildrenareabletorealisetheirpotentialacrossscience,mathsandsocialsciences”,shesaid. “Thesecondwasquantitativereasoning.Theresultsfromtwodifferentclasseswerecomparativelylow,indicatingtheneedforgreatersupport.Identifyingtheseareashasgivenusthechancetoworkonwaystoenhanceclarityaroundtopicsandgiveadditionaltrainingtoteachersonhowtomeetlearningrequirementsifappropriate”,sheadded. Ensuringthatteachingstaffaresupportedthroughthischange,theschoolhassharedresultswithparentssothattheycantalkaboutitduringopendaysandeffectivelyenhancetheirchildren’slearning. Thisisonlythestartofthejourney,butwithcarefulplanningandprovidingstrongsupporttotheteachingstaff,theschoolisalreadyseeingthebenefits.AsShalluSethiconcludes,“IhavelearntalotfromCAT4–ithelpsinensuringthatweareontherighttrackforaworldclasseducation”. GEMSWellingtonPrimarySchool,Dubai,UAE Alongsideability,theotherkeydriverofstudentattainmentisattitude. Severalstudies,withfocusonProgrammeforInternationalStudentAssessment(PISA)ofOrganisationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment(OECD),havefoundthat“studentscanonlyachievethehighestlevels,whentheybelievethattheyareincontroloftheirsuccess”.WhentheOECDlookedspecificallyattheissueofstudentconfidenceorself-efficacyonperformanceinmaths,itdiscoveredadefinitecorrelation.“Onaverage,acrossOECDcountries,greatermathematicalanxietyisassociatedwitha34pointlowerscoreinmathematics–equivalenttoalmostoneyearofschool.” Youngpeople’sattitudetowardslearningandschoolthereforematterenormously.Yeteducatorshavenot,withsomenotableexceptions,giventhemtheweighttheydeserveoridentifiedwhenattitudesstarttochange. AtGEMSWellingtonPrimarySchoolinDubai,theschool’sguidingprincipleisthebeliefthatchildrenneedtobehappyinordertolearnsuccessfully.TheschooldecidedtointroduceGLEducation’sPupilAttitudestoSelfandSchool(PASS),arobustsurveythatmeasuresstudents’attitudesaslearnerstowardsthemselvesandtheirschool.Ithelpsteachersdrilldownintoanynegativemind-setsthatmaynotbeobviousintheclassroom. InJanuary2016,theschoolscreenedstudentsbelongingtogrades2to6,acrossninefactorsproventobelinkedtokeyeducationalgoals,suchasfeelingsaboutschool,self-regardandconfidenceinlearning.Thisledtoatargetgroupof56childrenwhowereidentifiedasatriskoflowattainmentduetotheirnegativeattitudestowardsthemselvesandschool. Theschool’sSeniorLeaderforStandards,RosemaryElmes,says:“Theresultsweresurprising,asthe‘atrisk’listincludedchildrenwereallydidn’texpect.Infact,whenweputtogetheraphotogalleryof thesechildren,oneseniorleadershipteammemberexpressedsurprisethataparticulargirlwasbubblyandconfidentinlessons.Yetshedidn’teverdoaswellattestsasweexpected,soitwasimportanttodelvefurtherandexplorewhythatmightbe.” Armedwiththisinformation,variousprogrammesofinterventionwereintroduced.Theschoolthenre-assessedthesechildrenfourmonthslatertoseewhathadchanged.Theyweredelightedwiththeresults. A33percentimprovementacrossthetargetgroupwasachieved,whichplacedallbutthreechildrenintothetoppercentileforhighsatisfactionlevelintermsoftheirschoolexperience. Ahugechangehasalsobeenseen amongspecificchildren.Forexample,oneboyinYearthreehadachievedan80percentimprovementacrosstheninefactors.Hisconfidenceinhimselfasalearnerhadbeenextremelylow,butwithtargetedencouragementandpartnerworkfocusingonhowotherchildrenachieve,hewasabletotakethoserisksandexperiencedsuccess.Histeachercouldn’tbelieveitwasthesamechild! StGeorge’sBritishInternationalSchool,Rome,Italy Canthisfocusonassessmenthaveanimpactonstudent’sachievement?Yes,whenit’spartofaclearstrategysupportedbystrongleadershipandhighqualityteaching,accordingtoAdamOliver,VicePrincipal&HeadofSeniorSchoolatStGeorge’sBritishInternationalSchoolinItaly. TheschoolintroducedCAT4in2010alongsidearedesignoftheirinternalreportingandassessmentsystem.Atthesametime,theyintroducedanewtutoringmodelinthe Hasitbeenworthit?Unquestionablyyes,saysAdam. “Atawhole-schoollevel,ourimprovementhasbeensignificant,andhasbeenfullyratifiedbothbyexaminationresultsandbyexternalinspectionprocesses: DeliveryofourbestIB5-YearReview Ourbest-everISIInspectionReport.Graded‘Excellent’inallareaswithintheschool’sremit ThreeconsecutiveyearsofourbesteverIBAveragePointsScore,reaching35.5in2015 likewiseconsecutivebest-everyearsforourIBAveragegradeperentry:5.6in2015 Arisingtrendacross4yearsatIBGrades6&7 IGCSE:ThreeofourbestyearsofA*-Aperformance;IGCSEbest-everA*-Cpassrate Theevidenceseemsclear:knowingourstudentsbetterhashelpedus,andthem,toreachtheirfullpotential.”  Eric FollowandconnectwithusonFacebook,Twitter,LinkedIn,Eletsvideo EletsTechnomedia JoinWhatsAppChannel EletsTechnomedia JoinTelegramChannel EletsTechnomedia GetDailyNewsletters > RelatedItems:AdamOliver,AshokaUniversalSchool,BritishInternationalSchool,Director,Dubai,Education,educationsystems,Educationalpsychology,GEMSWellingtonPrimarySchool,GLEducation,Head,India,internationaldirector,internationalgeneralcertificateofsecondaryeducation,Italy,JamesNeill,Mathematicalanxiety,Mathematicseducation,Musiceducation,Nashik,OECD,RosemaryElmes,SeniorLeader,teacher,teammember,unitedarabemirates,UniversalSchool,WellingtonPrimarySchool Share Tweet Share Share Recommendedforyou BlendedLearninginIndia IITMadraslaunchesMastersprogrammeonElectricVehicles PMModiconfersunforgeabledigitaldegreestoIITKanpurgraduates Postnavigation DrCVRamanUniversity:RehashingHigherEducationInternationalCurriculumBrighteningIndianLearners’CareerProspects LATESTNEWS News OMOTECstudentwinsGoogleCodetoLearn2021 News ConnectEdTechnologiestoprovidefreeonlineaccesstoqualityeducationalcontentinlocallanguagetoGovt.SchoolstudentsacrossMaharashtra&Goa News CommonentrancetestforUGadmissionsincentraluniversitiesinJuly,Class12markswon’tcount News PrivateschoolbodywritestoCBSEtoreduceweightageofTerm1exams News DUplanstosetupcentretoofferjob-orientedcourses News AAPnominatesIITfacultySandeepPathakforRajyaPathak News GovernmentofMaharashtrapartnerswithKhanAcademytoimproveMathLearningoutcomesofGovernmentSchoolstudentsinMaharashtra News IIT-MadrasdevelopAI-poweredalgorithmwithUSuniversitytoenhance3Deffectsinsmartphonevideos News BeapartoftheconglomerateofbestfromtheHigherEducationsectoratthe23rdWorldEducationSummit2022–HigherEducation News IGNOUextendsadmissiondeadlineforPGandUGprogrammes News FormerDirectorofAIIMSDr.GitanjaliappointedasProVCMedicalSciencesinGITAMDeemedtobeUniversity(Vishakhapatnam) News 36thConvocationofIIM-LonApril2 News Getreadytomeetthebestluminariesoftheschooleducationatthe23rdWorldEducationSummit2022 News Delhischoolshonouredbystategovernmentformaking‘holisticcontributions’toeducationfield News KIETGroupofInstitutionsorganizesworkshoponGENDEREQUALITYforInternationalWomen’sDay MostPopular 1.0K News EducationinIreland’sVirtualShowcaseaddressedqueriesofhundredsofprospectivestudentsfromSouthAsia 840 News TelecomSectorSkillCounciljoinshandswithDelhiSkillUniversityToDriveEmployability 704 News IITMadrasintroducedaninternationalinterdisciplinarymaster’sprogrammeinnineareas 667 News SPJIMRbatchmatessupportAlumnifortheUniversalBusinessSchoolConvocation 636 Interviews “Edtechsolutionssupportcareerrouteforstudents” 623 News Khattarannouncesskilldevelopmentasacompulsorysubjectinschools 570 News DelhigovernmenttoorganiseInvestmentsummitforstudententrepreneurs 542 News Admissionsfor2022-23sessionstartinSageUniversity 529 News OnlineclassesinDelhischoolstobediscontinuedfromApril1 [noptin-formid=89877] ToTop