A PREVIEW Instead of making kids love the Math they hate, Make the Math they would love! OBJECTIVE To generate interest by innovative way of teaching To make Maths a delight to learn Remove the fear for the subject Improve the Performance and develop Confidence in the students Reasons for the need to change Increase in the fail percentage General dislike for the subject after middle school level No syllabus breakup or guidelines given directly from the I.C.S.E. board due to which syllabus varies from publication to publication. (Only guidelines from AngloIndian school syllabii is available) Special Features of the Syllabus Syllabus framed for Std. I to VII keeping the NCF2005 guidelines & ICSE Scope and Syllabus (IX & X) in mind. Syllabus divided into smaller units month wise Multiple concepts in a month Benefits of the Syllabus For students No boredom Co-relation & integration Better understanding and practicability Positive vocabulary and reinforcement For teachers Well researched syllabus with sequential arrangement of topics More time for content planning No fear of missing out concepts Scope for creativity Salient Features of the Book Theme : “A flight to the world of Mathematics” Concepts spread throughout the AY Multiple concepts dealt on a page Age appropriate terminology Emphasis on Building Mathematical Vocabulary Word Stories instead of Word problems Brain teasers, Logical Reasoning, On board fun with multiple choice questions Scroll at the end or beginning of page Maths in nature Financial Benefits : Increase income for school through sale of books. Students need not buy any other text book and workbooks for practice as all this is incorporated in the book designed Sustainability : To maintain the standard certain measures were undertaken, Information about the book was dispensed to parents during the PTA meetings, and parent orientations. A teacher’s manual is also available for guiding the teachers to plan their teaching. Workshops for teachers from other schools was also conducted to introduce the book. Feedback is taken from the teachers and other users to incorporate positive changes if required. Asset Result Analysis – Graphical Representation 160.00% N A T I O N A L A V E R A G E 140.00% 120.00% 100.00% 80.00% 60.00% 40.00% 2 0 0 8 2 0 0 9 22 00 01 90 - 22 00 11 01 22 00 11 12 - 22 00 11 23 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 22 00 01 90 -22 00 11 01 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 2 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 22 00 11 12 - 22 00 11 23 22 00 11 23 - 22 00 11 34 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 4 20.00% 0.00% III IV V VI VII CLASS Year III 2008 - 09 111.00% 2009 - 10 124.00% 2010 - 11 122% 2011 - 12 115% 2012 - 13 106% 2013 - 14 121% IV V VI VII 118% 134% 119% 124% 111% 122% 120% 122% 125% 112% 124% 121% 114% 125% Red bars in the graph shown in the previous slide represent the result of the same batch of the students in academic year 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 & 2013-14. This batch started using the book designed by the school from std II. The result Shows the steady progress in the Asset Examination over the years. The performance has always been above the national average. In the academic year 2011-12 no appreciable change can be noted. This can be attributed to the fact that new admissions in std V are not familiar with exam format and some concepts have not been taught in the previous school. the difficulty level of concepts introduced in std V is higher, e.g. decimal fractions, ratio, area & volume, percentage etc. there are learning disabled children. To conclude, this is an ongoing dynamic process where the effort to maximize the effectiveness will continue. We are thinking of intensifying the teacher training programmes in the coming years. We are sure that our hypothesis of making mathematics fun for all will surely come true. How you teach is more important than what you teach