Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Land (STEM Land): Fostering responsibility for learning in rural schools

Ranganathan, Sanjeev; Iyyanarappan, Arun; Anand, Bala; Kumar, Naveen; Patchaiyappan, Poovizhi; Ganesan, Pratap; Kodanaraman, Sundarnathan; Gunasekar, Vaidegi Science Technology Engineering Mathematics Land (STEM Land): Fostering responsibility for learning in rural schools. Project Report. Auroville. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Is it possible for adolescents to take responsibility for their own learning? How does a free progress system where children make choices about what they want to learn and how (within a given framework) impact this sense of responsibility? Would the need for self-direction result in renewed engagement from children or would it lead to children feeling lost? Would such an environment result only in individualist learning or can interventions based on values support the creation of a collaborative learning community with rich peer-to-peer and group learning? This paper offers a case study of a rural STEM center (called STEM Land) that attempts to answer these questions with 7th to 9th graders. It examines some of the challenges and interventions that supported the creation of the culture of learning. It offers various examples of learning as a social activity, deep learning, art, and reflective spaces as well as academic performance. It also offers an insight into how the essence of this learning culture could be replicated with much younger children from 3rd to 7th grades in a different school.

Item Type:	Monograph (Project Report)
Subjects:	Education > Education (General)
Depositing User:	Admin User
Date Deposited:	27 Feb 2021 04:21
Last Modified:	27 Feb 2021 04:21
URI:	http://aurorepo.in/id/eprint/124

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