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