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An innovation of Kajol Bangera, a teacher in MPS, Mumbai

“My name is Ali. I study in grade 5. I like coming to school. There are different things to learn and different people to meet but I skip a few days of school once in a while. I gave different tests but didn't know if I was improving or not. Recently, a parent teacher meeting was called. There, the teacher said that I skipped school a lot and showed my parents the attendance register. Even my test scores were shown. The teacher said the marks were getting worse each time. All of this came as a surprise to me. I didn’t know I was skipping school so much and that I was not doing well on the tests. How can I improve if I don’t know how I am doing? ’’

1 http://schools.nyc.gov/StudentSupport/StudentAttendance/default.htm 2 3 Marzano. R, Dwyer. C

4 http://dera.ioe.ac.uk/8655/1/RR424.pdf

Tracking of & ATTENDANCE LEARNING

that research tells us about3 things attendance & learning

20

%

Students who miss 20 or more days from school in a year are less likely to graduate

1from high school

30

When students track their own academic achievement using graphs, their gains are more than 30% as compared to

2not tracking progress

BETTER LEARNINGStudent learning increases when teachers use each lesson to collect

3evidence on how students learn.

What could be the possible reasons behind these

numbers?4

1. Students not motivated and engaged in school

2. Students unaware of their progress in learning

As teachers, we have the opportunity to improve this situation. Which micro-innovation could you create or implement to remove barriers to attending school for children?

Problem Statement:

I wanted to keep a track of my students’ academic progress.

PS Mas�pur, Kankaha, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow

Micro-Innova�on Name:

Progress tree to track student progress

Aar� Kumari

MICRO-INNOVATION DESCRIPTION

It helped me assess and track the growth of my students and also mo�vated them to work hard so that they could get their picture on the top of the tree.

IMPACT SO FAR (according to teacher)

Poten�al Challenge

Sugges�on to overcome challenge

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Academically weaker students might feel demo�vated by not being able to compete with the rest of the class.

Create a different progress tree for tracking the progress of academically weaker students.

Make a large tree on a chart paper and put it up in class.

Every month, assess the students in

different areas like reading, wri�ng, etc by taking verbal as

well as wri�en tests.

On the basis of monthly assessment,

keep changing the posi�on of the

pictures such that students can track

their growth.

Students, who don’t perform well, get their pictures

stuck at the bo�om of the tree.

Reward students for good academic

performance by s�cking their

pictures on top of the tree.

Put up the pictures in such a way that they can be removed

easily.

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INNOVATION APPLICABLE TO

Primary SchoolSecondary School


Apprecia�on Cer�ficate

Amandeep Singh GHS, Pathankot Bypass, Pa�ala, Punjab

Problem Statement:

I wanted to mo�vate my students to learn and perform be�er in academics, extracurricular and sports.


The cer�ficates mo�vated students in my school to engage ac�vely in academic as well as non-academic ac�vi�es.


Design cer�ficates to appreciate the

students of Class III - VIII for

their efforts in academics as well as extra-curricular

ac�vi�es.

Award these cer�ficates on a monthly basis.

Ask the class teachers of each

class to distribute cer�ficates to the

selected students in their respec�ve

classes.




If the cer�ficates are given frequently, they might lose their charm amongst students.

Explain the students the value of the cer�ficates and distribute these once in three months with proper evalua�on of students.

At the end of the month, sit with a pool of teachers to discuss the overall performance of

students on the basis of a�endance, classwork, homework, par�cipa�on in ac�vi�es, etc.

Arrive at a consensus on students who

deserve the cer�ficate for that

month.



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Problem Statement:

I wanted to fix the problem of consistently low a�endance amongst my students.



The class teacher may struggle in finding the houses of irregular students.

The teachers can seek help from other s t u d e n t s w h o l i v e i n t h e s a m e neighbourhood as irregular students.


Star system to encourage regularity and homework comple�on

Bharat Kumar BoranaGovernment Upper Primary School,

Pawa, Pali, Rajasthan


There was a dras�c improvement in the overall a�endance of my class as my students realised the importance of a�ending classes and felt mo�vated to do so.


Keep regular records of student

a�endance.

Iden�fy students who were absent for more than 10 days in a month.

Appreciate & reward those students who

consistently a�ended all classes

in that month.

Obtain their signature a�er understanding the reasons for the student’s irregular

a�endance.


Visit the homes of these students to

meet their parents.

Communicate to their parents, the consequences of low a�endance by their children.

At the end of each month, announce the

names of students with the lowest & the highest a�endance.



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The �me constraint might make it difficult for the teacher to visit each student’s home.

The teacher can priori�ze 5 students whose houses need to be visited and speak to the rest of the parents on the phone.


Working with parents to increase a�endance

Bhar� AryaUPS Banthra, Banthara,

Sarojani Nagar, Lucknow

Problem Statement:

I was finding it difficult to mo�vate students to come to school regularly.


My students were mo�vated to come to school regularly.


Visit the students’ parents (especially mothers) at their home and engage

them in a discussion, explaining the significance of

educa�on in their lives and why it is

important to a�end school regularly.

Exchange numbers with parents and speak with them

about their students’ progress in school

once in two weeks.


Speak to the Sarpanch (Village head) and request him to raise the issue at village mee�ngs.



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Problem Statement:

I wanted to develop a system to encourage students to be regular in their a�endance and homework comple�on.



Few students who are constantly absent from the class, might not be eager to join the class.

Ask the students who are regular and have earned maximum number of stars to visit the houses of those who are constantly absent and mo�vate them to come to school regularly.


Increasing a�endance through home visits

Gurinder KaurGovernment High School, Gopalpura, Amritsar


My students became interested in a�ending classes and worked on themselves in order to earn the stars.


Use thick chart paper to make 5 stars of different colours.

Assign one star for each category.

Eg. Green star for coming regularly to school, red star for

comple�ng homework, pink star for proper uniform,

etc.

Allow the students to wear the star on their

uniform for a week.

Every week, assess students’ performance on different a�ributes such as a�endance,

homework, etc.


Get the stars signed by the

school principal.

Explain the criteria of winning each star, to students.

Give stars of different categories to students

who display the a�ributes throughout

the week.

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Problem Statement:

I wanted to track the behaviour of my students and mo�vate them to acquire good quali�es.

MPS, D.N Nagar, Mumbai


Post-it rewards

Kajol Bangera


My students were mo�vated to display good behaviour and manners in the classroom that led to overall improvement of students.





There could be a space constraint for displaying all these charts in class.

This idea can be implemented on a single chart by making it more simple - wri�ng the names of students without the cartoons.

Divide the class into four houses corresponding to

four colours - Blue, Green, Pink

and Yellow.

Make a train using chart paper of

different colours where different coloured charts represent the

respec�ve houses.

Set and give personal goals to the students

who do not par�cipate much in class and when they complete the goals, reward them on a

separate chart displayed in the class.

On each house, draw cartoons represen�ng students of that house

with their names.

Write the name of the class on the

engine and display it in the classroom.

Write good a�ributes of students who are well-mannered and

display some skills on post-its and paste it below their names.

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Primary School

Problem Statement:

I wanted to improve the a�endance of students in my school.

P.S. Tikaitganj, Mandoli, Malihabad, Lucknow


Making students responsible for increasing a�endance

Kusum Lata


The a�endance of students in my school increased.





Parents disapproved of group leaders visi�ng students’ houses and calling them to come to school.

Organize a parent-teacher mee�ng and explain that peer-pressure is an effec�ve way of mo�va�ng children to a�end school regularly. Share stories of success around improved a�endance as a result of implemen�ng this idea.

Display a chart in class showing

weekly a�endance of

students.

Give a star to all students who are

present for all days during the week.

Give the �tle of Super Boy and Super

Girl to the two leaders who get

maximum students to school.

Change group leaders every week

based on weekly a�endance.

Appoint 2 group leaders for each

class- one responsible for

girl and the other for boys.

Make group leaders responsible for

ensuring that all students in their

group a�end school by going to their

houses before school begins.

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Problem Statement:

I wanted to mo�vate my students to improve their mathema�cal concepts through self-study.

Government Girls Senior Secondary School,

Nabha, Pa�ala

Kusum Lata


Self-study to improve reten�on of concepts


My students started revising concepts at home and their performance in tests improved.


When a lesson is completed, allocate

one lesson for revising it.

As homework, ask students to prepare a test themselves on

the lesson taught.

Discuss common mistakes in the

next class.




The teacher would have to spend a lot of �me checking the test papers.

Form groups of 10 students each. One group will collaborate and make 1 test. Appoint a group leader to create a master sheet with the answers. A�er the test, the students can check their answers themselves using the master sheet.

Next day, give students a plain sheet of paper and ask them to a�empt their

respec�ve tests.

Collect the answer sheets from

students and check them a�er class.

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Primary School

Problem Statement:

I wanted to assess my students performance in class and mo�vate them to be regular in their homework and classwork.


Red star to incen�vise homework comple�on

Maneesh KumarU.P.S. Rusaina, Jauriya, Malihabad, Lucknow


It created a compe��ve feeling amongst students and they became mo�vated to engage fully in class ac�vi�es.





Giving b lack stars might be very demo�va�ng for students, and they might stop trying hard.

Use red stars as a source of mo�va�on and eliminate the prac�ce of giving black stars.

Display a chart in the class with each student’s

name on it.

Everyday, towards the end of the

school hours, put an appropriate star in

front of each student’s name.

Assign a black star for students who

are irregular in both classwork and homework.

Assign a red star for regular

comple�on of classwork and

homework.

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The chart might work to mo�vate the students who are already regular but not those who are irregular.

Iden�fy the 5 most irregular students & set small goals for them. Publicly encourage them when they meet these goals.

Problem Statement:

I was struggling to track the a�endance of my students and mo�vate them to come to school regularly.


Monthly A�endance Chart

Meenakshi GuptaGyan Sarovar Public School, Harsh Vihar, Delhi


It helped me keep a track of students’ a�endance on a monthly basis and encouraged them to a�end the school regularly as they could see their a�endance being tracked publicly.





Display a chart paper in the classroom with names of all students on the le� hand side.

Create a column for dates of the

month to the right of the names.

Change the chart every month.

Whenever a student is present, put a �ck in front of that student’s name on a par�cular

date, otherwise put a cross.

At the end of the week, announce the names of students

who a�ended every day in that week and

have the class applaud them.



Some students might be disinterested in contribu�ng to the ‘Ac�vity Corner’.

The teacher can give complete flexibility to the students in preparing the materials to match their interest and skills.


Secondary School

Problem Statement:

I was struggling to make my students understand the various topics of the school curriculum.

Government High School, Dhilwan Kalan,

Faridkot, Punjab


Student Chart Corner

Mohinderpal Singh


My students were able to get their doubts clarified and improve their level of understanding with the help of the displays in the Ac�vity Corner.



Designate an area of the

classroom as the ‘Ac�vity Corner’.

To assess students’ understanding of each lesson, ask

students to prepare charts, diagrams,

photo cu�ngs or any other material which relates to the lesson.

Replace the charts a�er 2-3 weeks with new charts.

Ask students to give a 5 minute

presenta�on to the class on the material

that they have prepared.

Give students freedom to do

this in groups or individually.

Put up these charts for display in the

‘Ac�vity Corner’ so that the students are

able to refer to it when they learn the associated topics.

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Some students might be engaged in seasonal occupa�on due to which they cannot a�end the school.

Discuss with parents of such students and mo�vate to send them their children to school for a few hours every day.


Sharing reason for absence publicly

Mridula SharmaUPS Amwamirjapur, Mohanlalganj, Lucknow

Problem Statement:

I was struggling with the poor a�endance of students in my school.


My students’ a�endance improved as they did not want to read the reasons for their absence in front of everyone.


Ask each student to make one notebook in which they have to write down the

reason for each instance of absence.

Try and arrive at possible solu�ons

for genuine reasons of absenteeism

among students.


Every Saturday during the morning assembly, students have to read aloud their reason for

absences during the week.

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Some students may hesitate to par�cipate as they find it difficult to communicate in Hindi or English, rather than in their local language.

Teachers should help those students by ini�ally engaging them in more ac�on-based ac�vi�es and then move on to ac�vi�es which require speaking.


Mo�va�ng students to stay back in school a�er the mid-day meal

Nasir AnjumPrimary School Doria, Bishanpur, Bihar


My students stopped running home a�er the mid-day meal and became more comfortable with me.


Allocate 15 minutes for fun ac�vi�es in the class a�er the

mid-day meal.

Once a week, ask the students to perform these

ac�vi�es in front of the school. These

can be sharing stories, singing

songs or performing skits.


These can be story-telling, singing, dramas, in which students are able to

par�cipate in and contribute to.

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Problem Statement:

I found that students were disinterested in a�ending classes once they finished their mid-day meals.


Primary School



Maintaining a tracker on an everyday basis could be challenging.

Delegate this task to the homework monitors.

Problem Statement:

I was struggling to mo�vate my students to complete their homework and to track it.

Sana Public School, Sangam Vihar, Delhi


Tracking students’ homework

Neetu Solanki


My students’ started comple�ng their homework regularly and the tracking helped me iden�fy students who were irregular.



Create a chart with students’

names and dates of the month in each column.

Based on regularity of homework

comple�on, appoint a homework

monitor to check the homework of

students.

At the end of the month, give a star-

shaped badge to students who

completed homework every day.

C heck homework and put a �ck or

cross next to students’ names

a�er checking their homework.





It is important that students a�end the school regularly but not only for the gi�s.

Verbally appreciate the students who are regular in front of the school without promising any gi�s for the same.

Problem Statement:

I wanted to track my students’ a�endance and mo�vate them to come to school regularly.


Self-tracking of a�endance

Rama PandeyP.S. Sarayshekh, Chinhat, Lucknow


My students became more aware of their absences during the month through self-tracking. This mo�vated them to come to school regularly.


Ask the students to make a table

in their respec�ve

notebooks, with the dates of the month wri�en in

rows.

On the last working day of the month, give prizes

such as colours, pencil box etc. to

students with 100% a�endance

in the month.


Track a�endance in your register but also ask students to track their own a�endance by

pu�ng a �ck/cross next to a par�cular date.

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Some teachers may find i t �me-consuming and may face financial constraints to obtain such a large number of copies for students.

Teachers can avoid photo-copying and write out the ques�ons in class itself.


Secondary School

Problem Statement:

I wanted to improve reten�on of concepts and wri�ng skills amongst my students to enable them to perform be�er in their secondary board exams.

Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School,

New Seelampur, Delhi


Improving preparedness for Board exams

Santhosh Gupta


My students became equipped at presen�ng their answers well, which led to improved results in the board exams.



Arrange for solved sample papers of Class

X and XIIth Board Examina�ons a�er the

comple�on of the course syllabus.

Make copies for all the students

studying in these classes.

Distribute addi�onal sample

papers with answers for

students to study independently.

Correct the papers of students

based on the board marking

pa�ern.

Organise 3 hour mock

examina�ons in their classes.

Communicate specific things that students should do

to present their answers be�er.



It is essen�al to engage with these students on a con�nuous basis.

Conduct counselling of students on a regular basis and also engage parents to support their children.

Problem Statement:

I wanted to ensure reten�on of students who were at a high risk of dropping out.


Treat with importance

Sa�nderjit KaurGSSS, Threeke, Ludhiana, Punjab


My students became confident and cul�vated a posi�ve approach towards school.



Prepare a list of students are at risk

of dropping out.

Engage with these students at an individual level and understand their reasons for not wan�ng to a�end school.

Appreciate and recognize their

efforts in front of the en�re class.

Set short targets for them such as coming to school for two days in a week.

Give special responsibili�es to

these students, such as taking care of

plants in the garden, keeping the classroom clean, mid-day meal

monitor, etc.

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Secondary School



Alloca�ng this much �me for games might take away from the �me for academics.

Incorporate elements of academics into the games to make them fun yet educa�onal.

Problem Statement:

I wanted to increase regularity amongst my students.


Use of games to increase regularity

Shashi Kala


My students started coming to school regularly and remained well-behaved during all the classes.



Allocate the last 45 minutes of each

working day for this ac�vity.

Track behaviour of students during

the day.

Conduct different games

like Kho-Kho, Antakshari

between the two groups.

Take all students who have been well-behaved to the playground.

Divide them into two groups.


Primary School

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A few students might be dishonest while wri�ng their applica�on.

Ask the students to get their applica�on signed by their parents before submi�ng it.

Problem Statement:

Many students of my class skipped school in order to earn money as manual labourers.

UPS Bharsawa, Sisendi,

Mohanlalganj, Lucknow


Leave applica�on

Shashi Tripathi


A�endance levels of my students improved remarkably and their wri�ng skills improved as well.



Every month, assess the

a�endance levels of each student for that month.

Establish a system wherein

students have to take prior

approval for leave by wri�ng a leave

applica�on.

Call these students in front of the class and appreciate them by giving them awards

in the form of sta�onery items.

Iden�fy three students who have

a�ended school regularly during the

month.

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Secondary School



The teacher has to devote extra �me to keep a track this on the chart.

Appoint an academically strong student as the class monitor and make him responsible for tracking stars on the chart.

Problem Statement:

I wanted to engage my students in ac�vi�es that would engage them more in the learning process.

Anuda� Vidalaya and Junior College,

Kandivali East, Mumbai


Stars for homework comple�on

Smita Mahajan


It helped me track my students’ par�cipa�on and it helped improve reten�on of concepts in them.



Design ac�vi�es for students to do

at the end of each lesson.

When the students submit

their work on �me, draw a star in front of their

name on the chart.

Make a chart with all the students’

names and display it in class.

Give students a realis�c deadline to

complete the ac�vi�es.

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Students might get demo�vated if only their mistakes are pointed out.

Give students one more card where posi�ves about the student can be men�oned.

Problem Statement:

I wanted to track the students’ behaviour in school during various classes.

SKV, Shadi Khampur, Delhi


Improved behaviour with magic cards

Sushma Yadav


My students realised the mistakes they were making and star�ng making a conscious effort to improve it.



Give each student a card with his/her name wri�en on it.

Whenever a student misbehaves in class, call the student in

front and make him/her write down the mistake on the

card.

Every month, boys and girls who don’t

have a single comment, earn the

�tle ‘Boy of the month’ and ‘Girl of

the month’.

On Saturdays a�er school hours, sit

together with all the teachers, open the jar

and discuss the challenges of students’ misbehaviour in class.

Ask students to submit their cards in a jar at the end

of the week.

During parent-teacher mee�ngs, show these

cards to parents to discuss their child’s

performance & class behaviour.

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