TEACHING, LEARNING AND EVALUATION

Teaching methods and aids used    

• Chalk and Talk Lectures
• Group discussions
• PPT presentations
• Use of Rubrics
• MOODLE classroom
• Uploading teaching material in Digital Library

Innovative Teaching Methods

• Philosophical Parlour
• Tutorial on mini presentation by students
• Reasoning aptitude class

E-Contents Uploaded in Knimbus Digital Library by Faculty Members

https://durgapurgovtcollege.knimbus.com/user#/home

Department’s Initiatives for Assessing Learning Levels of Students and address the students’ needs

• Orientation programme: Orientation for all students are conducted in special classes where a discursive method is adopted on common habits and liking of students to make them comfortable and then assigning them with small experimental everyday practice which would actually help them to concentrate and build confidence.

• Effective Mentor-Mentee Interactions and Remedial Classes
• Departments take initiatives in adopting innovative initiatives to assess the learning levels of students.  It has been observed that there are various learning habits that grow amongst students which they find to be convenient. There are also learning disorders amongst students which in fact may cause the difference in learning levels. The point however is to execute whatever has been learnt. The Department has taken special initiatives assess the learning levels so that the skill development be expected accordingly. Students are thus engaged in special classes in activities that would enable them to develop their skills; like simple computer skills involving the making of power point presentation, managing of their emails, making the aware of the skills of data keeping, making them conscious of saving their files and folders in drives of a computer where they may have their reading materials, searching for any research topic related to the topic given in their syllabus so on and so forth. The Department in fact takes help from students in keeping the huge student data for ordinary purposes; only to keep their habit of being acquainted with the computer keep going. The students who have a kinesthetic mode of adopting with the learning process find it easy and interesting. They in fact come forward with innovative ideas in case of designing/ sharing of ideas in case of mini presentation etc. So the practical special classes in case of computer skills become useful for fast learners who are also good executers of skills. The department in that case makes small groups and trains the students accordingly. The students with slow writing habits who are also slow learners in certain cases are individually adhered to. Their writing habits are looked after by giving them short writing assignments in class. There are some students who are found to suffer from extreme writing disorders due to some psychical/ physical illness like Tuberous Sclerosis or 80% deformity due to Cerebral Palsy. The faculty members of the department take special initiatives in special classes to cater their needs and guide them individually. The Departments also make arrangement of Orientation classes for all students so that faculties can interact with them and come close to the problems that may persist without the student being actually aware of the same. We try to talk with students in such orientation classes in segments and try to know their likes and dislikes, their habits, their hobbies, their pattern of thinking, their pattern of making routines and following of such routines so on and so forth

Students with a kinaesthetic mode of adaptation are given special attention by faculty members. They are assigned small computer related assignments

Students with some psychical/ physical illness like tuberous sclerosis or 80% deformity due to cerebral palsy are catered individually in special classes so that they may overcome their fear of approaching thesubject and also feel free in expressing their thoughts and feel equal to adopt with the learning environment

• Doubt clearing classes taken for slow learners and One to one interactive class for slow learners and Board work class for fast learners,

 

The above screen shot shows the class link shared as Revision class for all for 3rd semester and 2nd semester Hons students. The Board work shared is on logic. The board works are shared in online classes as it would help students to rectify their logical deductions. The slow learners

are found to grasp the problem better by the help of visual representations of the logical deductions while the fast learners are told to consider the fact that each step logically deduced is equally important to fetch marks and get the argument valid.

The above screen shot shows Dr. Shalmoli Palit sharing some special suggestions on Kathoponishad for 5th semester Hons students. This is a schematic representation of the a few pertinent areas of the text which facilitates learning. The schematic representations are usually the areas based on the presuppositions of the theory or the text. This helps the fast learners to navigate and retain the fundamental points and the slow learners to be equipped for the upcoming issues that will be further taught in a like manner. It has been observed that the fast learners retain less and forget easily since their minds are found to be loaded with several ideas. They tend to understand fast and forget fast. In a way the slow learners retain well and hence if groomed well shines.

The above screen shot shows Dr. Palit assigning Special class for First semester Hons and 5thsemester Hons students. Special classes are assigned to measure the progress of students. Progress in case of Fast learners means calmness of mind and more concentration while for slow learners extra classes actually work as a process of elimination of unnecessary thoughts which makes their thinking process slow. Here the teacher acts more of a facilitator removing hurdles in the way of learning. So special classes are more of correction classes

The above screen shot shows Professor Atasi Rajak sharing some e-contents with slow learners of 3rd semester Hons

Use of online study platforms being explained in special class. Students have oral presentations sessions in special class so that the fcaulties be able to assess the learning levels of students. Slow learners are given chances of appreaing for such sessions on a regular basis.

• Mini presentation made by students in special class
• Philosophical Parlour via Gnomio site
• Parent-Teacher Meetings

Oral and aural presentations being conducted in class

Students engaged in group discussions before their open book non-evaluative assessment