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Innovations@RiseAcademy

InnovationsatRISE:

BOARDSUPPLEMENTS:WefirmlybelievethatastudentcanexcelintheboardsandtheIITJEEsimultaneously.Allhe/sheneedsfordoingsoisafocusedguidanceandalittlebitofextraeffort.Ourexperiencesuggeststhatmoststudentsprocrastinatetheirboardpreparationsforthelastfewmonths.TheydonotrealizethatthetimegapbetweentheboardsandIITJEEisverylittle(around1520days).DuetotheirverylittleornopreparationtheydevotethemselvessolelyfortheboardsduringthemonthsofJANUARY,FEBRUARYandMARCH.OncetheyaredonewithboardstheynowswitchgearsandstarttheirpreparationfortheJEE.Overtheyears,wehaveseenthisapproachproducingdetrimentalresultsforthechild,eitherbyspoilingtheirranksinIITJEEandeventheselectioninsomecases.

ThebasicflawunderlyingthisapproachistotreatJEEandboardsastwodifferentexams.However,wedonotblamethestudentforthis.ThesheerdisregardofthesocalledBOARDLEVELPROBLEMSbymostoftheteachersandinstitutesinstillsasenseofcomplacencyinthechild.Theybegintostudythesamecontentwithdifferentobjectivesandviewpointseg,ForBoards,ForIIT,ForAIEEEetc.Thisleadstounnecessaryandunwantedrepetition,clutteringandaboveallconfusion.Westronglyurgeanystudentwhoisreadingthisnottodoso.YouneedtorealizethatattheendofthedaytheobjectiveofalltheseexamsistotestyourknowledgeofPhysics,ChemistryandMathematics.Thesubjectdoesnotchangewiththenameoftheexam,whatchangesisthetestingpattern.

WiththeobjectiveofprovidingaholisticsolutiontothechildrenwehaveconceptualizedBOARDSUPPLEMENTS.BoardsupplementsareanIntegralandcomprehensivepartofourpedagogy.TheyarethebackbonebehindourideologyofclubbingtheIITJEEandBoardstogether.Boardsupplementscanbeinanyform:solvedproblems,readingassignments,animations,testpapersandevenINTERACTIVECLASSES.Theywouldbestructuredinascientificmannerwiththeobjectiveofmaximizingastudentsperformanceinboardsinminimumtime.

OuracademicsareplannedinsuchamannerthatonceaparticulartopicinanysubjectiscompletedtheBOARDSUPPLEMENTisprovidedtothestudentssimultaneouslyandatestontheboardpatternisconducted.ThisensuresthattheboardportionistakencareofthenandthereitselfanditismandatoryforallthestudentsofRISEAcademytoappearinsuchtests.Pleaseunderstandthatthesetestsareconductedforyourbenefitandforauthenticandgenuineranking/gradingtheparticipationmustcomefromallthestudents.

Olympiads:GovernmentbodieslikeHBCSE(HomiBhabhaCentreforScienceEducation)andIAPT(IndianAssociationofPhysicsTeachers)conductOlympiadsinthesubjectsofMathematics,Physics,Chemistry.Thereare3stagesoftheseOlympiadsviz.regional,nationalandinternational.TheseOlympiadsaremeanttoselectthebrightestofthecandidatesfrompanINDIAandwinninginoneormoreoftheseOlympiadsattheINTERNATIONALlevelisamatterofincrediblefameandsuccess.ItsabiggerandbetterachievementthangettingselectedintheIITJEE.ApartfrombringingimmenseselfsatisfactionandpridetheseOlympiadsgoalongwayingivingadistinctiveedgetoastudentscurriculumvitae.

Keepingthisviewinmindwehavedesignedsegregatedacademiccontenttargetedspecificallyatthemathematics,physicsandchemistryOlympiads.Thiscontentwouldagainbeinasupplementformandastudentinterestedinaparticularsubjectcansticktoitforhis/herOlympiadpreparation.Classes,asandwhenrequired,fortheOlympiadpreparationwouldbeconductedfromtimetotime.TheseclasseswouldbeconductedinadditiontothescheduledIITJEEclassesanditisnotmandatoryforanyofthestudentstoattendthem.IfastudentdoesnotwanttopreparefortheOlympiadshe/sheneednotattendanyoftheclasses.IfastudentonlywantstoprepareforthephysicsOlympiadthenhe/shecanonlyattendtheclassesforsameandsoonandsoforth.

TheuniqueaspectofourOlympiadpreparationisthatunlikeotherinstituteswehaveenoughacademicstrengthtooffertrainingforallthethreeOlympiads.AchildmayhavethepotentialtoscorewellinallthethreeOlympiads,butduetotheunavailabilityoffacultymemberswhocantrainthechild,mostinstituteskillastudentsinterestinothersubjectsandjustfocusonthesubject(s)inwhichtheyhavetheirfacultyavailable.Sinceourfacultymembersarecapableoftrainingforallthethreesubjects,wewillencouragethestudentstotesttheirpotentialinallthesubjectsandwearehopefulthatwellbeabletotrainastudentwhocouldgetgoldmedalsinallthethreesubjects.

TechnologicalInnovations:

ConceptbuildingProblemsCBPs(TheimprovedversionoftheDPPs):TheDPPsaretheonefactorwhichcanbesingledoutbehindKOTAsincrediblesuccessasfarIITJEEresultsareconcerned.ItisasetofProblemsassignedtothestudentwithobjectiveofrevisingalltheconceptswhichhavebeentaughttilldate.TheDPPsaresupposedtobesolvedwithina

certaintimeframeandareprimarilymeantforselfassessment.However,ourexperiencesuggeststhatmostofthestudentspresentlystudyinginKOTAtreatDPPsasaHOMEWORKwhichtheyliketodointheirleisurehourswithnocheckonTIMELIMITandSTRIKERATE&ACCURACY.TheverypurposeoftheDPPstobeselftrackingtoolsonadailybasisisbeingdefeatedbythisapproachofstudents.Moreover,overtheyearswehaveseenthatnoamountofmotivationhasworkedandthereisnoplausiblemannerinwhicheachandeverychildsDPPcopyismanuallycheckedonaregularbasis.

ToovercomethisproblemwehaveenhancedtheDPPtoensurethatthestudentsactuallyATTEMPTtheproblemsinthespecifiedtimeframe.ThisenhancedversionoftheDPPwouldnowbecalledtheCBPorConceptBuildingProblem.TheCBPswouldbedesignedintheformofPowerPointSlidesandthestudentsaresupposedtosolvethemintheclassitself.TheyareNOTsupposedtowritedownthequestion.Theywillsimplysolvetheproblemandwritedownitsanswerintheirnotebooks.Toenhancethespeedagivenslidewouldonlyremainforapredefinedperiodoftimeandthenautomaticallythenextquestionwouldcome.AttheendoftheCBPstheanswerstoalltheproblemswouldbeshownandthespecificquestionsinwhichthestudentshavedoubtswouldbediscussed.

Thisexercisewouldrestorethepurposeofthedppsandpreparestudentsforthestresslevels,accuracy,speed,andstrikeratewhichisexpectedfromthemontheJEEDAY.TheHARDCOPIES(PRINTEDCOPY)oftheCBPswouldbehandedouttothestudentslateronforfuturereference.

2Dand3DAnimations:http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm(http://www.businessballs.com/howardgardnermultipleintelligences.htm)

Itisascientificallyprovenfactthataudiovisuallearningismuchmoreeffectivethantheusualclassroomblackboardteaching.Itpresentsbothauditoryandvisualstimulustothestudents,allowingeasiercognitivetaggingandencodingofinformation.Thesamematerialwhenpresentedintheanimatedformismuchmoreentertaininganditincreasestheretentionpowerofthestudentsmanifold.

Weplantouseanimatedcontentincombinationwithothermodalitiessothatitcanholdthestudentsattentionforalongerspanoftimebycausingthemtoshiftfromoneformoflearningtoanother.(Lecture,thenanimation,thenlectureandsoon)

InordertounderstandtheimmenseimportanceofA/Vlearningyousimplyneedtoaskyourselfonesimplequestion.WhichStorywouldyouremembermore?

Onewhichyoureadinabook?Oronewhichyouseeinamovie?

Wedontthinkweneedtoprovideyouwithananswertothisquestion.

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