From the moment a child is born, he/she starts learning from the parents, caretakers, TV, school and the surrounding environment. The school provides a formal education that helps children make decisions based on logic. I believe that children need to go to school to explore ideas, cultures and customs, people and philosophies.
The recent results showed Ananya Iyenger of Nalanda International School, Vadodara, as the state-topper for class 12 with 98.75%. While the girls have come out with flying colours in the Indian School Certificate examination, the boys did better in the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education examination.
The results from the best schools in Vadodara is undoubtedly possible only after the toil and efforts the schools put in their students throughout the academic year.
The fact that parents send their children to schools and place their trust and responsibility to the school, makes the school obliged to use the best strategies and methods to educate the child. Schools realise their responsibility well and come up with the best methods to enrich a child's journey of learning. Some methods that the schools use are:
1. Use the target language in lessons
Students enjoy listening to ‘real people’ speaking the target language. In other words, it leaves them wondering as to what the person is speaking. Teachers prefer the maximum use of target language with a variety of strategies. Implementation Ideas:
- Provide input which is aimed for communicative objectives.
- Clarify the concepts through gestures, use of body language and visuals.
- Undertake checks to ensure that the students understood the concept.
- Encourage conversations that boost fluency and accuracy.
- Empower students to ask doubts when they face difficulties.
- Acknowledge the instant use of language and expressing opinions.
2. Emphasise completing the task on time
Time management is critical for students and teachers. Students need help in learning effective time management. Allocating the sensible amount of time contributes to effective learning for students and effective teaching for instructors.
Implementation Ideas:
- Describe to students the amount of time they should be spending preparing for class.
- Encourage students to complete their assignments on time.
- Emphasise the importance of regular work, steady application, self-pacing, and scheduling.
- Meet and counsel students who fall behind to discuss their study habits and schedules.
3. Encourage cooperation among students
Learning becomes fun when it is more like a team effort than a solo race. Working with others increases involvement in learning. Exchange of ideas and responding to others’ reactions develop thinking and increase understanding ability.
Implementation Ideas:
- Ask students to interact and share information about each other’s background and interests.
- Encourage students for group studies during exams.
- Ask students to review each other’s work, give them feedback and explain complex ideas to each other.
- Organise small group discussions, group presentations, and case study analysis.
- Ask students to discuss important topics with other students whose background and viewpoints differ from them.
- Encourage students to work together cooperatively.
4. Give prompt feedback
Having an idea of what you know and what you don't know helps in students’ journey of learning. Appropriate feedback on performance is necessary for students to get benefitted from courses. To start learning a new lesson, students need help in estimating existing knowledge and skills. In classes, students should be provided with frequent opportunities to perform and should receive suggestions aiming improvement.
Implementation Ideas:
- Check exam papers on time.
- Discuss their progress by scheduling brief meetings with the students.
- Prepare problems or exercises that give students immediate feedback on their performance.
- Assign frequent homework assignments and surprise quizzes to help students monitor their progress.
- Give students written remarks on the strengths and weaknesses of their tests.
- Provide students with focused feedback on their work at the commencement of the term.
- Remain in touch with students via email about daily activities of the class.
Our past results of 10th and 12th signify why we are the best school in Vadodara. Nalanda International School believes in imparting stress-free learning, research-driven education and teaching with a holistic approach. Contact us now for your child's bright future.
