Reading and Reflecting On Texts - Suchita Rai
Reading and Reflecting On Texts - Suchita Rai
Reading and Reflecting On Texts - Suchita Rai
AUDIO-VISUAL RESOURCES –
THE INTRODUCTION: It is the presentation of the story that allows the reader to be placed in a
specific context (in time and place), and in which the protagonists of the story are introduced.
THE DEVELOPMENT OR KNOT: It is the most extensive part of the story where the details of
the story, the characters and the events that connect them are known.
THE OUTCOME: It is the closing of the story in which the questions that arose during the
development of the story are revealed. It can be a tragic ending, happy or open to doubt with the
possibility of continuing the story in later works.
EXAMPLES OF NARRATIVE TEXTS -
The Novel, The newspaper article, Story books, Fairy tales, Micro stories etc.
– The Purpose of Narrative Text is to amuse or to entertain the reader with a story.
The narrative text includes any type of text that relates a series of events
chronologically. This includes fiction (novels, short stories) and nonfiction
(memoirs, biographies).
Both forms tell stories that use imaginative language and express emotion,
often through the use of images, metaphors and symbols.
In general, the narrative form is unique, because the authors relate the ideas
they want to express about how people behave and what they believe.
These ideas or themes are generally related to universal truths and establish
connections with the reader's experiences.
PERSUASIVE
TEXT
A persuasive text is a form of non-fiction
writing that aims to convince the reader of a
certain point of view.
Adverts and newspaper columns are good
EXAMPLES of persuasive text.
Like the expository text, The aim of technical text is to share some fact or knowledge with a slight
difference that is specified for a particular field, depending upon the field which it is being used
technical test have their preference for a certain writing style, depending heavily on the jargons
associated with that particular field.
CLEAR CONTENT :
According to the intention of offering objective and true information, it is very
important that the text is developed in a clear and precise way, in which there is no
room for any kind of doubts and each of the concepts are expressed with precision
VARIETY OF TOPICS :
Another important feature of technical texts has to do with the fact that they can be
developed in a variety of genres or classes, since they are applied to a great variety of
areas.
On 21st July, our MARSI TEST was held in the classroom. Every student had come after reading the
topic IN A DIFFERENT VOICE, and had also brought a printout of the MARSI TEST, on which
they could give the test.
The test had some statements on the VERY FIRST PAGE, in which we had to CIRCLE THE
NUMBER ON A SCALE OF 1 TO 5, after reading those statements.
After that, the GROUP OF STRATEGIES considering which, we had kept scaling the statements under 1 to 5
on the first page, was given below.
In this we had to write our response to each statement (i.e., from 1 to 5) in each of the subscale
blanks.
After that, we had to add up the scores under each column of (GLOB score, PROB score, SUP score and at
last OVERALL score).
The next we had done is by divided the score by the number of statements in each column to get the average for
each subscale.
At last we had calculated the OVERALL MEAN (AVERAGE) by adding up the subscale scores and dividing by 30,
we got our results. According to which, we had to fill the overall reading strategies.
KEY TO AVERAGES –
3.5 or higher = HIGH, 2.5 – 3.4 = MEDIUM, 2.4 or lower = LOW.
MARSI TEST
INTERPRETATIO
N
• The overall average indicates how often we use reading strategies
when reading academic materials.
• The average for each subscale shows which group of strategies we
use most when reading.
• With the help of the MARSI TEST, I can tell that I am very high
(4.46, 1ST RANK) in global reading strategies (glob subscale).
• And medium (4.22, 2ND RANK) in Support reading strategies (sup
subscale).
• Low (4 PROB MEAN, 3RD RANK) in problem solving strategies (prob
subscale)
• A low score of the prob subscale indicates that I might want to learn
more about and consider using this when reading.
NEP (NATIONAL
EDUCATION POLICY)
2020
Our Faculty members, MS. YAMINI BHANOT & MS. SONIA MOJUMDAR gave us a reading on NEP
2020, AND for this reading, the class was divided into the group of 10 students, (total 7 groups
were made).
All these groups had discussed NEP 2020 in the class through the presentation.
GROUP 3, (Roll No. 21 to 30) had covered the topic from QUALITY
UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES To TOWARDS A MORE
HOLISTIC AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION
GROUP - 3
PARTS
PRESENTED
Quality Universities and Colleges: A New and
Forward-looking Vision for India’s Higher
Education System, Institutional Restructuring and
Consolidation, Towards a More Holistic and
Multidisciplinary Education.
BIG CHANGES IN HIGHER EDUCATION
Quality higher education must aim to develop good, thoughtful, well-rounded, and
creative individuals.
The purpose of quality higher education is, therefore , more than the creation of
greater opportunities for individual employment.
Major Problems Currently Faced By The
Higher Education System In India
A. Less Emphasis On The Development Of Cognitive Skills And
Learning Outcomes.
SOLUTIONS
a) moving towards a more multidisciplinary
undergraduate education.
These institutes and universities will not specialize in one single discipline. They will be
multidisciplinary institutes and universities providing students with education options to
pursue. Multidisciplinary courses have to start by the year 2030. They even have the option
of tying up or merging with other institutes or universities to provide more streams of
education and create institutional clusters.
The multidisciplinary options will be available to students right from the undergraduate
level. Institutes and universities and even faculty will have more autonomy. They will even
have freedom on the academic and education front. They will be overseen by independent
boards. Education methods, exam formats, and assessment parameters are all set to receive
an overhaul to match international standards.
More Stress on Holistic Education
For years, the education system in the country has stressed on technical education which has resulted in students
being bad at the artistic subjects.
Since the NEP 2020 will create multidisciplinary institutes and universities, there will be enough stress on other
subjects like Indology, literature, languages, philosophy, music, dance, theatre, art, economics, sociology, pure &
applied sciences, mathematics, and education. These subjects will be taught by highly qualified teachers who will
have a holistic approach towards teaching the subjects. There will be very less importance given to rote education.
A holistic approach to education ensures students develop into well-rounded professionals who, along with
technical skills, also possess soft skills and are socially and environmentally aware. The multidisciplinary
institutes will also have a push for research-based education.
Theory-based education will be limited and practical-based education will be imparted through direct industry
interactions. Students will also be allowed to pursue internships and research internships at the local level to
increase their knowledge and understanding of the industry at the local level.
This approach hopes to create professionals who will work and develop industries from the ground up.
GROUP – 3 (SCREEN SHOTS OF PPT WHILE
PRESENTING)
Day 2 – 17th June,
2022
GROUP - 4
PARTS
PRESENTED
Optimal Learning Environments and Support for
Students, Motivated, Energized and Capable
Faculty , Equity and Inclusion in Higher Education,
Teacher Education.
OPTIMAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
AND SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Learning environments are optimized when teachers create opportunities for students to learn by
doing and to actively engage with materials and people. It is important to design physical and
social environments that maximize instructional time and support learning for all.
The curriculum must be interesting and relevant, and updated regularly to align with the latest
knowledge requirements and to meet specified learning outcomes.
High-quality pedagogy is then necessary to successfully impart the curricular material to
students; pedagogical practices determine the learning experiences that are provided to students,
thus directly influencing learning outcomes.
Courses and programmes in subjects, such as Indology, Indian languages, AYUSH systems of
medicine, yoga, arts, music, history, culture, and modern India, internationally relevant
curricula in the sciences, social sciences, and beyond, meaningful opportunities for social
engagement, quality residential facilities and on-campus support, etc. will be fostered to attain
this goal of global quality standards, attract greater numbers of international students, and
achieve the goal of ‘internationalization at home’.
India will be promoted as a global study destination providing premium education at affordable
costs thereby helping to restore its role as a Vishwa Guru.
STUDENT ACTIVITY AND PARTICIPATION
Students are the prime stakeholders in the education system.
Vibrant campus life is essential for high-quality teaching-learning processes. Towards
this end, students will be given plenty of opportunities for participation in sports,
culture/arts clubs, eco-clubs, activity clubs, community service projects, etc.
In every education institution, there shall be counselling systems for handling stress and
emotional adjustments. Furthermore, a systematized arrangement shall be created to
provide the requisite support to students from rural backgrounds, including increasing
hostel facilities as needed.
All HEIs will ensure quality medical facilities for all students in their institutions.
Financial support for students
MOTIVATED, ENERGIZED,
AND CAPABLE FACULTY
The most important factor in the success of higher education
institutions is the quality and engagement of its faculty.
The various factors that lie behind low faculty motivation levels
must be addressed to ensure that each faculty member is happy,
enthusiastic, engaged, and motivated towards advancing her/his
students, institution, and profession.
Teaching duties also will not be excessive, and student-teacher ratios not too high, so that the activity of
teaching remains pleasant and there is adequate time for interaction with students, conducting research,
and other university activities
Faculty will be given the freedom to design their own curricular and pedagogical approaches within the
approved framework, including textbook and reading material selections, assignments, and assessments
EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
• The admission criteria for general higher education were also not designed to provide openings to students who
had vocational education qualifications, leaving them at a disadvantage relative to their compatriots from ‘mainstream’
or ‘academic’ education.
• Vocational education is perceived to be inferior to mainstream education and meant largely for students who are
unable to cope with the latter. This is a perception that affects the choices students make.
CATALYZING QUALITY ACADEMIC RESEARCH IN ALL FIELDS
THROUGH A NEW NATIONAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION
The quality of research has always been particularly overlooked in our country due to the said factors
and the time has come to prioritise it.
On the contrary, quality research in India principally hinges on doctoral research work (leading to the
award of MPhil/ PhD degree) produced by the universities that follow UGC regulations.
Apart from two previous UGC regulations in 2009 and 2016, the 2019 regulation sets two agendas;
firstly, improving the “quality of research” by faculty and creating new knowledge and strategies for
improving research culture in college/universities; secondly, rolling out a national entrance test for
MPhil and PhD programmes.
For growing and catalyzing quality research in the nation, the NEP 2020 envisions the establishment
of a National Research Foundation (NRF) with the aim of allowing a culture of research to permeate
our universities.
TO STRENGTHEN QUALITY RESEARCH AND REFINE HIGHER
EDUCATION, THE NEP 2020 HAS RECENTLY BROUGHT MANY CHANGES.
THEY ARE:
Government of India announced its new Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), Which intended to
transform our nation sustainably into an equitable and vibrant knowledge society by providing high
quality education to all, It is a welcome step, which will bring about a paradigm shift India’s
education system and will transform it into a modern, progressive and equitable one. The world is
undergoing rapid changes in the knowledge landscape.
With various dramatic scientific and technological advances, such as the rise of big data, machine
learning, and artifact on intelligence, many unskilled jobs worldwide may be taken over by
machines, while the need for a skilled workforce, particularly involving mathematics, computer
science, and data science, in connection with multidisciplinary abilities across the sciences, social
sciences, and humanities, will be increasingly in greater demand.
GROUP – 5 (SCREEN SHOTS OF SOME SLIDES OF
PPT)
SUMMARY OF DAY – 3 (PART –
III)
(20TH JUNE, 2022) -
We had discussed about PART - 3 of NEP 2020 which is related to
OTHER KEY AREAS OF FOCUS.
GROUP - 6
PARTS
PRESENTED
Professional Education, Adult Education and Life Long
Learning, Promotion of Indian Languages, Arts and Culture,
Technology Use and Integration, Online and Digital
Education: Ensuring Equitable Use of Technology
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
• Professional education is a formalized approach to specialized training in a professional school through which
participants acquire content knowledge and learn to apply techniques.
• Professional education thus becomes an integral part of the overall higher education system.
Impact of NEP 2020 Promotion of Indian Languages, Multilingual Education, Arts and
Culture –
As an impact of the changes introduced by NEP 2020 in terms of Promotion of Indian Languages, Multilingual
Education, Arts and Culture, there will be more emphasis on the culture and heritage of the country. The
languages which are on the brink of being extinct due to the lack of recognition will be revived and encouraged
for speaking, writing and learning. The education will be more prone to multilingual learning rather than using
just Hindi or English as the medium of teaching. These changes will also increase the employment opportunities
for the teachers and subject matter experts of these languages.
GROUP – 6 (SCREEN SHOTS OF PPT WHILE
PRESENTING)
SUMMARY OF DAY – 4 (PART –
IV)
(21ST JUNE, 2022) -
We had discussed about PART - 4 of NEP 2020 which is
related to MAKING IT HAPPEN.
GROUP - 7
PARTS
PRESENTED
Strengthening the Central Advisory Board of
Education, Financing: Affordable and Quality
Education for All , Implementation.
STRENGTHENING THE CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF
EDUCATION
What is CABE?
It is the highest advisory body to advise the central and state
governments in the field of education.
It provides a forum for widespread consultation and examination of
issues relating to educational and cultural development.
FUNCTIONS OF CABE
To review the progress of education in the country from time to time.
• Unfortunately, public expenditure on education in India has not come close to the recommended
level of 6% of GDP, as envisaged by the 1968 Policy, reiterated in the Policy of 1986, and which was
further reaffirmed in the 1992 review of the Policy.
• The current public (Government - Centre and States) expenditure on education in India has been
around 4.43% of GDP (Analysis of Budgeted Expenditure 2017-18) and only around 10% of the total
Government spending towards education (Economic Survey 2017-18).
• In order to attain the goal of education with excellence and the corresponding multitude of benefits
to this Nation and its economy, this Policy unequivocally endorses and envisions a substantial
increase in public investment in education by both the Central government and all State
Governments
• The Centre and the States will work together to increase the public investment in Education sector
to reach 6% of GDP at the earliest
IMPLEMENTATION OF
NEP 2020
The National Education Policy, 2020 is the third in the series of National
Education Policies (1968 and 1986 modified in 1992) in India and is the first
education policy of the 21st century. NEP 2020 covers wider spectrum of
school education from pre-primary to senior secondary.
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IN A DIFFERENT VOICE:
WOMEN’S CONCEPTION OF
SELF AND MORALITY – BY
CAROL GILLIGAN
Our Teachers, MS. YAMINI BHANOT & MS. SONIA
MOJUMDAR Ma’am gave us a topic IN A DIFFERENT
VOICE: WOMEN’S CONCEPTION OF SELF AND
MORALITY – BY CAROL GILLIGAN, for reading.
INTRODUCTION -
• The Moral Development theory of Gilligan is primarily based on understanding the stages of
moral development and decision making as taken by women
• Her point of criticism for Kohlberg’s theory was that she felt he only considered “privileged,
white men and boys” and women were not even considered.
• Both Frued and Kohlberg kind of hinted that women are not able to take morally strong
decisions and This led her to present her own work in “In a different voice: Psychological Theory
and Women’s Development” in 1982
• She became independent researcher after working as a research assistant for Lawrence
Kohlberg and went on to criticize his studies about moral decision making
Gilligan argues that most psychologists did not account for gender differences in their studies of how children
developed. Instead they preferred to generalize research about and by men to apply to all people. She believes that
in reality the female approach to morality can be understood as different from men's and studied on its own
terms.
People of both genders are socialized to live by significant differences in value systems based on the relative
importance of relationships with others.
Gilligan examines the expectation by society to become mothers and caretakers but women are not encouraged to
look out for their own interests or care for themselves.
She explores the contradictory messages society sends because it holds women responsible for their choices while
at the same time judging them as selfish for making choices that prioritize their own well-being. t
For Gilligan, unwanted pregnancies are crises in which women can develop a stronger "inner voice." On the other
hand, those who find themselves in crisis can instead experience "defeat" by making decisions according to others'
wishes
Gilligan explores the ways in which relationships are interpreted differently in society. She also argues that women
are more encouraged than men to have close relationships with others.
Gilligan argues that girls must be supported in their efforts to nurture a sense of their own voices and needs within
a society that frames these needs as selfish
MORALITY - is what is appropriate and
what is within our circumstances but it
should not negatively affect another person.
According to Gilligan, it is not possible,
decisions always affect another person. The
person is the Centre of decision making.
Women’s construction of the moral problem as a problem of care and responsibility in relationships rather than as
one of rights and rules ties the development of their moral thinking to changes in their understanding of
responsibility and relationships.
REFLECTION
As we, human beings grow, we somehow develop the ability to assess what is right or
wrong, acceptable or unacceptable.
Carol Gilligan found out that morality develops by looking at much more than justice.
She noted that girls are more concerned with care, relationships and connections with
other people than boys.
The central moral problem for women is conflict between the self and other.
Gilligan’s theory has had both positive as well as negative implications in the field of
psychology
Her theory hold particular implications for adolescent girls specifically as this is
typically when they enter the transitional level of TWO to THREE.
Gilligan criticized Kohlberg's stages of moral development of children.
Kohlberg’s data showed that girls on average reached a lower level of moral
development than boys did.
Gilligan criticizes Kohlberg's ways of collecting data. NOT REAL LIFE!. She
used qualitative data (interviews) with real peoples for richer sense. Central
focus on ‘real life’.
Gilligan has found that men and women use fundamentally different
approaches and since men have dominated the discussion of moral theory,
women’s perspective is often not taken seriously, and is considered to be less
developed and sophisticated.
Alternatively, he is more interested in things like colors, fish, dogs and kites that are of least concern to adults.
Parents keep taunting him about his inability rather than helping him. Brother Yohaan (Sachet Engineer) is a
scholar and athlete, a fact that Ishaan is constantly reminded of.
Humiliated and frustrated, Ishaan bunks schools for getting low grades and keeps them to himself. On discovering
this, his parents decide to send him to a boarding school on the context of getting disciplined
Boarding school does nothing better to help Ishaan. Therein, he is befriended by one of the best students in the
class, Rajan Damodran (Tanay Chheda). This leads Ishaan into a state of fear and depression, adding to the already
traumatized separation.
The movie now takes a twist with the entry of new temporary art teacher Ram Shankar Nikumbh (Aamir Khan) at
the boarding school.
Nikumbh Sir breaks the rules of "how things are done" to allow students to learn with joy and optimism. His
technique of teaching students using thoughts, dreams and imaginations becomes successful with all students,
except Ishaan. Nikumbh notices Ishaan is unhappy and decides to discover the reason. He reviews all past works of
Ishaan and concludes all failures to be reflective of dyslexia.
Nikumbh even meets Ishaan's parents and informs them
that Ishaan is a bright child different from other students
in the class. Back in class, Nikumbh highlights the topic of
dyslexia in class and mentions some famous people who
were dyslexic, such as Albert Einstein, Leonardo Di Vinci,
Walt Disney, Agatha Christie, Thomas Edison, Pablo
Picasso and actor Abhishek Bachchan.