1. Assessment Driven Learning

2. Some Issues No state/central examinations upto grade 12 Children promoted to next grade irrespective of examination performance Children move upwards with gaps Large classes (40-50 students per class) High teacher contact sessions (30-40 sessions/week) Teachers teach to “test-prep”

3. Some Issues (contd.) Assessments give macro results - Not concept wise micro analysis Assessments post humus Personalisation not viable Longitudinal data not available Remedial often happens too late

4. The Project Through IBM Global Faculty Award

5. What we did : Divided all content (Class 3 to Class 12 – Maths, English, Science) into concepts based on NCERT books Developed digital content for each concept and multiple choice questions for three levels for each concept (e.g. class 5 maths has 27 concepts) Piloted the class 5 maths question paper in 6 schools (~ 600 students) Provided results to the teacher/school administration within 24hrs

6. What we did (contd.) Analysed results – student wise, section wise, concept wise Planned remedials (different approach in different schools) Remedials to be conducted by school teachers, by IIT faculty, by parents/tutor

7. Sample Size & Characteristics School 1 Sec A, Sec B, Sec C 138 students Class 6 Mathemati cs School 2 Sec A, Sec B, Sec C, Sec D 160 students Class 6 Maths School 3 Sec A, Sec B, Sec C, Sec D, Sec E, Sec F 120 students (top performers of Grade 5) Class 6 Maths Instruction medium in schools is English Located in cities (urban) Fee range Rs.1000-4000/- per month Second Generation or Third Generation Educated Families Sec B1, B2, C1 families Affiliated to CBSE/ICSE boards Total population of such schools will be ~ 15000

8. Assumptions Competence level of students in all sections in the three schools is same Topics covered in the three schools in Grade 6 is same The 3 schools have similar infrastructure, size & location The 3 schools are catering to students with a similar socio economic background

9. Average Performance in 3 Schools Scores out of 100 Average Score = sum of scores of all students/total number of students who appeared for the test

10. The next steps Will conduct IT based assessments every 4-6 weeks and provide data to the school Design and implement remedials Study relationship of student performance with - parents education and occupation/ home environment/ school location/ school factors/ peer group

11. The next steps (contd.) Analyse data to understand whether some concepts are difficult across schools See the inter-relatedness of concepts across subjects Understand as to how best can the teachers/ administrators use assessment data Understand the effectiveness of IT based digital learning

12. Thank You -Dr. Harish Chaudhry -Shruti Bathia