Stress on students' critical understanding of concepts

Updated on: Thursday, August 19, 2010

Students should learn concepts with the help of demonstrations and understand them “critically and creatively,” said D. Rajendran, Joint Director of School Education, while inaugurating ‘Propel – the workshop' here on Wednesday.

This was also the focus of the workshop organised by The Hindu Education Plus and AIMS Education in which school toppers of Talent Search Test observed how maths and physics concepts were present as daily phenomena.

“Workshops like these would give students an understanding of the techniques of learning and teaching,” said Mr. Rajendran. It is the responsibility of principals and teachers to motivate students to face competitive examinations, he added.

According to P.V. Navaneethakrishnan, Advisor, AIMS Education, apart from hard work, aptitude, boldness, creativity and determination are important for students to tackle examinations.

Gita Prabhu, Director, AIMS Education, said the workshop was aimed at giving a different dimension to the process of learning and with a qualitative understanding of subjects the results would inevitably improve. Dhirendra Prathap Singh, a faculty member of AIMS Education was the key resource person for the workshop.

Toppers of the Talent Search Test conducted by The Hindu Education Plus and AIMS Education were felicitated. Prizes worth Rs.5000, Rs.2,500, Rs.1,500 and Rs.500 were awarded to the first, second, third and fourth places respectively. The test was conducted in more than 200 schools across the State and Puducherry, for students of classes VIII to XII. V. Ravi, Assistant Vice President, Circulation, The Hindu, was among the guests present.

Stress on students' critical understanding of concepts

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