What Is Learning and Where Is It Happening?
"Learning Levels and Gaps in Pakistan: A Comparison with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh" (EPW, 30 June 2012) overgeneralises the fi ndings of the study on which it is based without bothering to...
View ArticleContinuously and Comprehensively Evaluating Children
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation is a key educational reform in assessment proposed by the Central Board of Secondary Education for primary and upper primary classes in affi liated schools. This...
View ArticleReflections on Annual Status of Educational Research 2012
The Annual Status of Educational Research 2012 refl ects an overall picture of increased enrolment in school but with a large percentage showing limited foundational skills of formal learning. Parents,...
View ArticleCorporal Punishment in Schools
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RtE) Act, 2009 prohibits physical punishment and mental harassment. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called for...
View ArticleNorth-east Indians and Others
School textbooks play a signifi cant part in perpetuating stereotypes and prejudices about tribals, minority communities and other marginalised groups. The north-east states of the country and their...
View ArticleCaste among Schoolchildren
Despite the potential of the paper, "Critical Thinking on Caste among Schoolchildren in Maharashtra: Case Study of Two Schools in Chiplun" (EPW, 31 May 2014), it is reduced to a reporting of some of...
View ArticleThe Elusive Nature of Educational Incentives
This paper examines the assumptions underlying educational incentive schemes with the help of data collected on the status and implementation of three such schemes for minority communities in...
View ArticleRethinking Assessments in Schools
This article examines the nature of two varied forms of assessments like the continuous comprehensive evaluation and end-of-the-year exams, studies the variations in the principles underlying them and...
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