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Wednesday 22 April 2015
Monday 20 April 2015
Kerala SSLC results out, 97.99% pass
Thiruvannathapuram: Education
Minister P K Abdu Rabb announced the results of SSLC exams here on Monday
evening. The state recorded an overall pass percentage of 97.99.
A total of 4,68,273 students appeared for the exam this year out of the
registered 4,68,466 students. Of them, 4,58,841 students qualified for higher
studies. This time, Kerala registered a pass percentage of 97.99, which is 2.52
per cent than last year.
As many as 12,287 students secured A+ in all subjects. Kannur recorder
the highest pass percentage among districts (97.99).
The results can be checked on the following websites:
www.results.itschool.gov.in
www.keralapareekshabhavan.in
prd.kerala.gov.in
kerala.gov.in
result.prd.kerala.gov.inTuesday 14 April 2015
Monday 6 April 2015
Thursday 2 April 2015
The lighter side of classroom learning
Mr: Shyaam Sunder, April 2, 2015, DHNS
Lighten up Being a humorous teacher does
not mean having to let go of classroom control. You can have fun while
educating your students.
Since
time immemorial, teachers have been taught to maintain a distance from students,
the reason being that it was a way to keep the classroom in control. Recent
studies show that, on the contrary, humour in the classroom has many benefits,
both for the teacher and the students.
And
true to her reasoning, within a few months of tutoring with the new method, he
began to score much better. He would eagerly wait for his tuition classes and
attend them regularly. He even began asking for extra assignments.
Research
has shown that peppering the usual routine of teaching with a little bit of
laughter in the classroom can help in lowering anxiety of students, lessening
defences, adding in to them a positive student-teacher relationship.
Even a little bit of laughter in a
classroom can go a long way in fostering a positive student-instructor
relationship, defusing tensions and provoking constructive imagination. It has
also been shown to increase a student’s confidence to ask questions about what
they do not understand, improve their focus on the learning material and
finally inculcate in them the inspiration and motivation to learn.
They will feel good to attend the class, ask doubts without fear
and have some fun too. While it is true that the job of teachers is to educate,
not to entertain, a little fun never harmed anybody.
If
humour can make the learning process more enjoyable, there is no harm in trying
a new methodology. And the benefits may not be limited to academic performance,
add researchers. They suggest that humour’s primary psychological role is as an
emotional response or buffer to relieve physical stress. Moreover, laughter has
been shown to stimulate a physiological effect that decreases stress hormones
such as serum cortisol, dopac and epinephrine.
The
benefits of using humour in the classroom may not be limited to academic
performance alone, say researchers. Humour’s primary psychological role is to
improve learning, but it also works as an emotional response or a buffer to
relieve physical stress.
Being
humorous has benefits for the teachers too. Witty instructors have been noted
to being more competent communicators and more responsive to students' needs
than dry instructors.
Relevance
and moderation
Humour
can also misfire. It has that strange quality. For example, that which you
consider funny, others may not. Moreover, in order to ensure that humour is
effective in the classroom, it must be constructive.
Take
care to place your jokes and anectodes in the appropriate place, within the
context of the material being presented, and in a manner that supports the
lesson being taught.
Lastly,
think of a teacher or professor who has more than a handful of admirers, is
relaxed with students and the other one who always keeps a distance. I am sure
now you know which one you want to be.
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