Study of effectiveness of use of computers and internet on learning Mathematics at Higher Secondary stage – a pilot study by NCERT

You  may  be  aware  that  National  Council  of  Educational  Research  and
Training  (NCERT)  has  been  working  at  the  National  level  for  the  all-round
improvement  in  the  quality  of  school  education.    The  National  Curriculum
Framework 2005(NCF 2005) has been developed by NCERT for providing policy
guidelines  for  the  teaching  and  learning  of  all  curricular  areas  including
Mathematics.

NCF  2005  has  recommended  that the teachers of  Mathematics  have to
conscientiously  set  about  replacing  the  behaviorist  paradigm  with  methods
based  on  constructivist  or  other  progressive  models  of  learning.    It  reiterates
that  the  use  of  technology  can  greatly  aid  the  process  of  mathematical
exploration  and  wiser  use  of  such  aids  can  help  engage  students.    It  further
states that it must be understood that there is a spectrum of technology use in
Mathematics education and research in this direction will be greatly beneficial
to school education.  In keeping with the broad guidelines enumerated in NCF
2005 for teaching and learning of Mathematics, the Department of Education in
Science  and  Mathematics  (DESM),  NCERT  has  developed  the  syllabi  and
textbooks for all stages of school education.

NCERT  is  now  contemplating  to  exploit  the  potential  of  World  Wide
Web(WWW)  for  improving  the  quality  of  Mathematics  teaching  in  schools.    In
this  endeavour,  they  would  like  to  associate  active  and  enthusiastic  PGTs  in
Mathematics from schools across India to participate in this research study.

As  per  the  plan  of  action,  initially  they  will  provide  a  questionnaire  to
each participant teacher for their opinion and feedbacks.  Subsequently, they



will  choose  one  sample  content  area,  discuss  with  teachers  and  identify
appropriate technological tools for the development of sample material.  

The  identified  teachers  from  different  school  systems  will  participate  in
discussions  on  administration  of  sample  materials  and  study  tools  will  be
prepared  through  virtual  learning  environment  (VLE)  with  NCERT  website.
Once the teacher is convinced and trained properly to handle all the tools, the
developed material will be provided to member teachers to conduct this study in
their respective schools.

These  communications  with  the  teachers  will  be  conducted  through
emails and NCERT website so that their day to day work is not affected.


You  are,  therefore,  requested  to  please  identify  interested  PGT  in
Mathematics  from  your  school  who  would  like  to  be  associated  with  this
research study.

Dr.  P.K.  Chaurasia(email praveenc1@gmail.com  and  mobile
number  09868939552)  is  the  Principal  Investigator  of  this  study.    The  list  of
teachers  with  their  email  addresses,  correspondence  addresses  and  contact
numbers may be forwarded to Dr. P.K. Chaurasia through emails/hard copies.
Also  the  participant  teachers  may  be  provided  the  email  address  of  Dr.
Chaurasia to make the communication easy and effective.