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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Jayashree Ramadas Centre Director HBCSE Review October 19-21, 2014 Edited, November 1, 2014 1 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research School of

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 Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research 


Jayashree Ramadas

Centre Director

HBCSE Review

October 19-21, 2014

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Edited, November 1, 2014

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Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

TIFR Mumbai Campus TIFR Centres TIFR Field Stations and Facilities

Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru International Centre for Theoretical Science (ICTS), Bengaluru School of Mathematics School of Natural Sciences

  • Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics
  • Department of Biological Sciences
  • Department of Chemical Sciences
  • Department of Condensed Matter Physics &

Materials Science

  • Department of High Energy Physics
  • Department of Nuclear and Atomic Physics
  • Department of Theoretical Physics

School of Technology & Computer Science TIFR Centre for Interdisciplinary Sciences (TCIS), Hyderabad

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Research Facilites

  • TIFR Balloon Facility, Hyderabad
  • National Facility for High-Field NMR
  • Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT)
  • Pelletron Linac Facility

Field Stations

  • Very High Energy Gamma Ray Astronomy, Pachmarhi/Hanle
  • India-based Neutrino Observatory
  • Cosmic Ray Laboratory, Ooty
  • Gravitation Laboratory, Gauribidanur
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TIFR Deemed University

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Computer and Systems Science
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Science Education

Subjects

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Inspiration from TIFR

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  • Addressing fundamental questions
  • In local contexts
  • Setting high standards
  • Ambition to become a leader
  • Nationally
  • Internationally
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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

HBCSE

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Our Goals

  • To carry out world-class research and development
  • towards improving the quality of science and

mathematics education

  • for all students
  • from primary school to undergraduate level

An academic institute with a synergy of research, development and practice

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

HBCSE

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An academic institute with a synergy of research, development and practice

Research and Innovation A Synergy

Development

  • f Materials

and Methods Outreach and Advocacy

Generate new ideas Translate them into practicable and usable forms Implement ideas on a small or large scale

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Expenditure and Staff Strength

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Staff Strength

1974 – 81 1981 – 97 1997 – present

Unit of TIFR Centre of TIFR

Yearly Expenditure

October 1992 Move to new campus 1993-94 Plan funding begins Project of TIFR
 (Dorabjee Tata Trust)

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Expenditure – 2013-2014

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Non-Plan (₹) : Plan (₹) :

  • Misc. Grants (₹) :

Total (₹) : 1,122.41 274.25 545.00 1,941.66 lakh lakh lakh lakh

Salaries (₹) : Operation & Main. (₹) : Total (₹) : 766.10 356.31 1,122.41 lakh lakh lakh

1.8


million +

+ =

0.9


million

0.4


million

3.1


million

Non-Plan Plan Misc Total

Expenditure In US Dollars$ Non-Plan Expenditure

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Staff Strength - Now and Projected

Category

  • No. of members

Projected nos.

Faculty 18 Total 69 25 Total 82 Scientific Staff 18 22 Administrative & Auxiliary 26 28 Technical Staff 7 7 Research Scholars 15 Total 63 25 Total 86 Visiting Fellows 1 5 Project Fellows 6 8 Project Assistants 30 35 Organisation/Technical Trainees 11 13

Total 132 168 P e r m a n e n t T e m p

  • r

a r y

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

HBCSE

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Our Goals

  • To carry out world-class research and development

An academic institute with a synergy of research, development and practice

Research and Innovation A Synergy

Development

  • f Materials

and Methods Outreach and Advocacy

  • towards improving the quality
  • f science and mathematics

education

  • for all students
  • from primary school to

undergraduate level

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Approach to Goals

  • Improving the quality of science and mathematics

education – How?

  • influence students, teachers and policy
  • build expertise, resources and opinion

conducive to good education at all levels

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Indian Education

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  • A vast, diverse system with
  • Sharp inequalities

Schools/Colleges Students Teachers Elementary1 ~14.5 lakh ~2000 lakh ~73.5 lakh Secondary2 ~2.3 lakh ~373 lakh ~14.4 lakh Higher Secondary2 ~1 lakh ~223 lakh ~5.5 lakh College3 ~.36 lakh4 ~200 lakh5 ~13.4 lakh Teacher Education6 7907

  • Only 30% students reach Class 10
  • 50% failure at Class 10

1 DISE flash report 2013-14 of Elementary education in India 2 DISE flash report 2013-14 of Secondary education in India 3 AISES 2012-13 4 Total number of colleges in India 5 Enrolment on undergraduate colleges 6 http://teindia.nic.in/ 7 Government Institutions

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation

The National Scene

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Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Education Research

Achievements

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  • Incubated research in science and mathematics education in India
  • Generated ideas that entered curricular discourse
  • epiSTEME conferences
  • established presence in the international community
  • seeded research in the country
  • Graduate school and Ph.D. program in Science Education
  • SER part of Olympiads and NIUS

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Education Research

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Challenges

  • Professional recognition in the education and science

teaching communities

  • Growing science education research in the country
  • in institutes of educational research
  • in UG science departments
  • Higher impact publications
  • Effect on practice

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Curricula, Textbooks

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  • Developed curricula and text books which have been seen

as models

  • Primary ‘Small Science’ and ‘Maths for Every Child’
  • Higher Secondary ‘Foundation Curriculum’
  • Influenced curricular frameworks at National and State levels
  • Contributed to textbooks of NCERT, IGNOU, CBSE, 


Maharashtra Govt., etc…

Achievements

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Curricula, Textbooks

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  • Systematic adoption by a group of schools
  • Publishing
  • a niche market, geographically distributed
  • timely supply to schools
  • accessibility and affordability of books
  • Teacher support and empowerment
  • Building capacities, transferring processes to State System

Challenges

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Student Nurture

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  • Led the growth of science Olympiads in the country
  • A public commitment and responsibility
  • Consistently good Indian performance at the international Olympiads
  • Contribution of teachers to Olympiads and NIUS
  • Pioneered undergraduate research in the country
  • Initiated lab development in new UG institutes

Achievements

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Student Nurture

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  • High profile, high responsibility
  • Heavy organisational load
  • Development and dissemination of ideas and resources
  • Teacher support and empowerment
  • Research possibilities

Challenges

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Teacher Preparation

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Achievements

  • In-service programs at school level
  • Models of teacher professional development
  • Olympiad program
  • initiated and supported national teachers associations
  • teacher participation in selection and training
  • Olympiad and NIUS yearly exposure camps

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Teacher Preparation

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Challenges

  • Explicit structures and regular schedules at school level
  • Documenting learning; dynamic designs
  • Modules for wider dissemination
  • Influencing large-scale State-run programs at school and

college levels

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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Co-curricular resources Science popularisation

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  • Steady production of books, lab modules, 


popular articles, posters, exhibitions, curated CDs of FOSS

  • Websites
  • Problem sets of national Olympiads

Achievements Challenges

  • Maintaining rate of development
  • Dissemination through State media
  • Exploring the research potential
  • eHindi
  • MathEdu
  • metaStudio
  • OER4S
  • NROER
  • SmallScience

Indian Education System

Education Research Curriculum, Textbooks Teacher Preparation Co-curricular Resources Science Popularisation Student Nurture

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  • Who are we?
  • How does the country view us?
  • How do scientists view us? Popular perception
  • a burden of low expectations
  • assigned duties, spare-time research
  • Incomprehension of the whole

Defining an identity

The Core Challenge

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  • Identify peer groups and peer institutes world-wide
  • Send young+ faculty and SOs for training and sabbaticals
  • Seek post-doctoral fellows
  • Eligibility for faculty fellowships of DST, UGC, MHRD
  • Use TIFR's visiting faculty schemes
  • Systematise information on journals and conferences

Building a professional identity

Early TIFR Model

Road map

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  • Teaching agreements with 1 school, 1 college, 1 TE Institute
  • Direct teaching, mentorship, collaboration
  • Work in Indian languages
  • B.Sc.Ed. / M.Sc.Ed. programs
  • Long-term institutional collaborations in development of

educational materials at school, college and popular levels

  • with government and/or not-for-profit organisation(s)

Road map (contd.)

Contact with practice - Some possibilities More centres in the country!

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Thanks to all HBCSE members - Past and Present

HBCSE was housed at the second floor of the Nana Chowk municipal secondary school between 1975 and 1992.