tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043138489010794057.post7585282081242487144..comments2024-03-27T15:57:09.192+05:30Comments on Urbanomics: The new PISA reportUrbanomicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16956198290294771298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043138489010794057.post-21243572173654754212016-12-22T23:37:22.282+05:302016-12-22T23:37:22.282+05:30Agree with your comment on private schools. Adapti...Agree with your comment on private schools. Adaptive learning has not been tried out in public schools anywhere in India (in any meaningful scale). The likes of Mindspark are being used only in private schools. <br /><br />The previous experience of IT systems use ins schools, which you rightly caution against, should serve as reminders about the challenges and help design interventions in AL.Urbanomicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16956198290294771298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5043138489010794057.post-43264366824210637942016-12-19T17:01:02.526+05:302016-12-19T17:01:02.526+05:30"The results find that while public school ch..."The results find that while public school children fare worse than private school kids in science, this difference disappears once their economic and social backgrounds are accounted for."<br /><br />Prof. Karthik Muralidharan has done a valuable study on this issue. http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/t9oSpg4VnEgK6yKx3tmAXM/A-renewed-model-of-education.html<br /><br />As far as adaptive learning goes, I am aware of its efficacy but feel that policymakers are putting the cart before the horse by crazily pushing tablets, laptops etc. in classrooms, without providing the supporting infrastructure. I don't think even 5% of the teachers in govt schools would be comfortable with using these gadgets, let alone the students. Prabhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12976952371448602236noreply@blogger.com