Research in the SinC India labs Issues & Trends Feb2016
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Research in the SinC India labsTrends & Issues
School in the CloudIndia Convention
A4 Phaltan - 18th Feb 2016
Suneeta Kulkarni
Sugata’s Wish The Future of Learning
Thought to Reality: Hole in the Wall to School in the CloudSugata’s IDEAS transformed into reality
The SinC ContextLabs in India using SOLEs & Granny Cloud
Centres with/without the Granny Cloud using the SOLE approach
SinC Research Goals MAIN GOALS
• Creating educational opportunities in disadvantaged settings
- reading skills
• Learning how to ‘build’ a SinC
• Reading Fluency & Comprehension
• Confidence• Aspirations• Knowledge Acquisition / Search
Skills
Research ToolsRFC• ASER• Graded Worksheets• Select Newspaper articles
• Aspirations Questionnaire• Confidence Rating scale
All tools developed for the purpose
SinC Research ToolsReading Fluency & Comprehension
• ASER• Graded Worksheets• Select Newspaper articles
• Aspirations Questionnaire• Confidence Rating scale
All tools developed for the purpose
SinC Research SettingsComparison Aspects
Labs in Schools Community based labs
Comparison Aspect… 1Lab Access
• Extent of Child driven activity• Kind of activities• Grouping • Footfall
Comparison Aspect… 2Structure of the facility
• Shape• Size• Other infrastructural resources
Continuum of chaos levels
Comparison Aspect… 3Profile of children
• Fluidity• Level of homogeneity/heterogeneity• Prior exposure to computers/internet• Medium of instruction
Continuum of chaos levels
Comparison Aspect… 4Available Support
• Personnel/staff• Material resources• Granny resources• Parent/Community perceptions• Economics
Impact on lab functioning and sense of ownership
Making Sense of SinC Research Data
• Analysis of scores ongoingBut do they tell the whole story?
• Need for BIG DATA analysis
In the stories lies the insight
Some highlights from data available• Change in RFC scores• Changes in task levels being undertaken
• Raised CONFIDENCE levels
• Changes in search skills
• Changes in computer/technology related skills
The Connection Observed processReading Fluency & Comprehension
AND Knowledge Acquisition
Reading with
Discernment
IssuesExisting Labs
• Maintenance• Retention• Sustainability• Target group
‘Disadvantaged’ / ‘privileged’
Expansion & Outreach
• Support for new SOLEs/ SinCs
• Extending the Granny Cloud
Issues: Gathering research data
• ‘controls’ in field settings – validity / ‘matching
• issue of standardization
• validity of children’s and grannies’ experiences
Research needs… as we move ahead• Longitudinal
studies
• Case studies