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Global not Local
“Less than 50 percent of graduates at 148 out of
205 universities across the country found
permanent jobs in 2009 -Ministry of
Education, Science and Technology“
South Korea’s 18 banks are thus doubling
their non-graduate intake, with Kookmin
and Woori Bank reserving 13% of their new
jobs for those without degrees.
•America produced more than 100,000 doctoral
degrees between 2005 and 2009. In the same
period there were just 16,000 new
professorships
“Peter Thiel(Founder, PayPal) is offering 20
students $100,000 scholarships, over two years,
to leave school and start a company rather than
enter college”
THE WORLD IS CHANGING
THE FUTURE IS UNPREDICTABLE
EDUCATION IS THE VEHICLE THAT CAN
ENABLE CHILDREN TO FACE THE
FUTURE
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?
BEST HOPE IS TO DEVELOP A NEW PARADIGM OF HUMAN CAPACITY
TO MEET A NEW ERA OF HUMAN EXISTENCE.
EDUCATION SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE HAS A CHANCE TO
DO WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING
-KEN ROBINSON
JOURNEY IS ALREADY ON…
•CCE
•POLICY
•CURRICULUM
•CONTENT
•TECHNOLOGY
•TRAINING
•INFRASTRUCTURE
FOCUS ON INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS
WHY INTERNAL ASSESSMENTS?
Assessments
Parents
Students
School
system
Teachers
ASSESSMENTS DRIVE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM
%
Learning
EDUCATION CAN DRIVE TEACHING FOR LEARNING
Reports
•Teacher Report
–Within 24 hours
–Identifies learning gaps
–Provides high quality remedial guidelines
•Student Report
–Individual report for each student
–Online access for parents
•School Report
–Comparative graph by sub topics
–Objective input for teacher training and specialization
•Address 25% + component of CCE
Improves Teacher effectiveness, reduces Cost
•Teacher Effectiveness
•Go Green!
Preparing and Evaluation Assessments
To
Utilizing Assessments
Product
Features
Customized
to school
syllabus
Diagnostic Topic Tests
Immediate Feedback
Identifies learning gaps
Remediation Support
3 –Tier framework
Addresses 25% of the FA in
CCE
How will DA achieve the objectives?
DA 2011
Feedback from 20 DA schools
Positives:
•Highqualityquestions.Verythoughtprovoking.
•TheconceptofDAisnovelandverygood.
•ItcanbemadeapartoftheFormativeAssessmentprogramme.Fitsinto
thedesignwell.
•Theunifiedcurriculum(MaharashtraandTamilnadu)isfocusingonCCE
andthereforeDAwillsurelyfitin.
•Teachersgetideasonhowtoteach(pedagogy).
•TeachersareseeingthattestingisbecomingsimplerforthemwithDA.
•SomeschoolswillbeputtingDAintotheirAssessmentprogrammethe
nextyear.
•StudentsareexcitedtouseTechnology.
DA Comprehensive
•Complete solution including people, infrastructure and technology
•DA Hub with Tablets (Math and Science) and Mobiles (English) in
select cities
–Ahmedabad
–NCR
–Mumbai
–Pune –Nashik–Aurangabad
–Hyderabad
–Chennai
–Madurai
–Bangalore
DA Comprehensive
School Educational Initiatives (DA Team)
Request test Coordinate with schools forscheduling test
Receive report Carry tablets and mobiles to the school
Take printed papers for English
Correct errors, if any
Upload results from the tablet
Generate results
Communicate to school oncompletion of
cycle
What we said last year
•DA can accelerate schools’ efforts in teaching for learning
•DA improves teacher effectiveness
•DA is enjoyable for students
•DA can standardize remediation in schools
•DA provides objective assessment of learning
•DA is customized
•DA provides high quality remedial guidelines
What schools are saying this year
Summary
ASSESMENTS ARE POWERFUL MEANS TO DRIVE BEHAVIOR
IN THE PRESENT FORM, ASSESSMENTS DRIVE WHAT IS TAUGHT
DETAILED ASSESSMENT CAN TRANSFORM THIS WHERE SCHOOLS
USE ASSESSMENTS TO DRIVE WHAT SHOULD BE TAUGHT