Need for urging teachers and educators to conduct pedagogical experiments to improve their classroom practice

Google AI search [1} on 'dr lalit kishore educator on pedagogical experiment' reveals the following after, it was informed by academia that his research on pedagogical experiment is viewed by other researchers.

Dr. Lalit Kishore is a Jaipur-based educator, researcher, and recipient of the 2023 Findel-CASTME Award, recognized for innovating low-cost science experiments and STEM education materials. His work focuses on improving student achievement through hands-on learning, particularly using readily available materials. He has extensive experience in pedagogical experiments, life skill education for adolescents, and gender-sensitive mathematics pedagogy.

The AI overview further adds that Key Areas of Contribution of Dr Kishore are as follows:

• Low-Cost Science Kits: Dr. Kishore developed "Stepping into Science in Small Schools," focusing on using toys and everyday items as teaching aids.

• Pedagogical Innovation: His studies showed that implementing hands-on, low-cost experiments significantly improved student achievement levels in schools.

• Life Skill Education: He has worked with NGOs on imparting life skills to adolescent girls, addressing issues like gender bias and rights.

• Mathematics Education: Dr. Kishore promotes the "feminization" of math education, incorporating verbal-linguistic and interpersonal skills into the curriculum.

• Resource Development: He has contributed to the development of training materials for teachers, including those for the NCERT School Health program.

The overview concludes that kishore's research often highlights the intersection of science education, technology, and social issues, aiming for inclusive educati

Here is an abstract of pedagogical experiment of Dr Kishore's recent work

Title: A Pedagogical Experiment in Teaching English as Second Language in Grade Nine: A Lesson Study and Reactions of Learners

Abstract

A cognitive psychology based pedagogical experiment was conducted in a school in Jaipur teaching English as a second language through the textbook of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT). The method of action research in the form of lesson study was used with the following objectives: (i) To develop of triangulated research lesson with dual-code features for the chapter ‘Taro’s Reward’ in the whole-to-parts pedagogical format; (ii) To transact the research lesson and review it to standardise the format and learning material for all the the chapters of textbook; and (iii) To study the reactions of the students to the new method of teaching. The outcomes of the action research were the (a) availability of tried and tested lesson organization; (b) initiating the cultural of classroom research with emphasis on pedagogy as advocated by National Education Policy (NEP)-2020. For cognitive psychology based learning or brain education, the use of visual codes, text codes, word search puzzles, crossword puzzles and words-housie game was used. The result of the action research was the reaction of students (N=32; Age group: 11-13 years, lower middle socio-economic group) were significantly positive (Chi squared test statistics: p ≤ .01; D. F.=2). A decision was taken to standardise the three learning sheets for each learning episode consisting of 3-5 paragraphs of the chapters of the textbook Implication is for the educational policy to succeed is that the school should get into the cultural of classroom research, action research and innovative teaching practices and see education in the form of the soft science.

Keywords: Action research, brain learning, cognitive psychology, language teaching, lesson study, pedagogy

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