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Mexico’s Basic Education System:
National Public Private
Students Teachers Schools Students Teachers Schools
Pre-School 85 % 80 % 84 % 15 % 20 % 16 %
Elementary (1-6) 92 % 91 % 93 % 8 % 9 % 7 %
Middle School (7-9) 93 % 86 % 88 % 7 % 14 % 12 %
Total 91 % 87 % 89 % 9 % 13 % 11 %
Source: INEE, National Institute for the Evaluation of Education, school cycle 2006/2007
Elementary Public School enrollment (2006/2007): 14,585,804 studentsPrimary school attendance has gone from 65.7 percent to 97.2 percent between1970 and 2007.
INEE, 2007
Mexico’s Basic Educational Problems
• Low Reading Comprehension scores
• Low Science Scores
• High Repetition Rates • 23% of Sixth Grade students reported to have repeated
at least one grade. INEGI Encuesta Educativa, 2007
• Quality and Equity• Untrained Teachers• Traditional, Teacher-centered Methods• Teacher Union
Mexico’s Basic Educational Problems
Mexico´s Inequality and Poverty´s Problem
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Level of Achievement by type of primary school
In 2006:
Science Achievement in Mexico
Mean and Distribution of Student Performance in Science Literacy
-PISA 2006
Consequences and Prediction
If we don’t do anything about low achievement scores
Then the children of today will become the under educated and under paid adults of tomorrow.
• Technology• Revised Curriculum for 5th and 6th grade
– Enciclomedia Textbooks• Promotion of “child-centered” learning
process (active learning)– New Role for Teacher: Facilitator– Encouraging Student Creativity and Learning
New Learning Approach
What Can We Do?
Our Approach:
Interactive and Collaborative Science Education —To create an effective learning tool to improve science concept
acquisition and student collaboration around multimedia interactive lessons.
To break down some of the barriers that stall the learning in Mexican children today, going directly to the students.
Critical Factors
Learning From TV,
Radio, (Online)
School and outside school Learning with
Interactive Media Agent
Home Learning
with parents
Reading class with
paper-based
materials
Home School
Technology interaction
Teacher Interaction
Future Education
This gadget is great! Its helping the students work through math and reading comprehension activities
interactively, how fun!
Hmm, I still don’t know if I understand this, I wonder if
anyone else is having this problem?
In 2008 the Teachermate was introduced in selected Mexican locations
Wow, they really seem to like this experiment…I wish we had more
microscopes so more of then could practice with the technology! Wouldn’t it be great if
the Teachermate could help somehow
What do you see? Is it my turn yet?
Meanwhile…in a science class at the same school, children explore using a microscope
After the introduction of the ReforzaTech….
Tonight please check out the microscope activity on
the ReforzaTech, we will have a review tomorrow.
Oh good, I can look at ReforzaTech tonight because I don’t know If I’ll get a turn to
look for as long as I want
Clasifiqúelo ¡Ayuda! Compártalo
Soft, waterproof, changeable case
make device durable and
personalizable
Peer Networking Buttons:
Home ExperimentsInteractive Activities
http://vweb.enciclomedia.edu.mx/recursos/actividades/interactivos/c_naturales/microscopio/index.html
Whoa, this is even cooler than what we saw in class! I wonder if
Maria saw the butterfly under the microscope…I’m going to share it with her and rate this
activity so everyone knows how great it is!
Look at the lung cells under the microscope! I wonder if anyone
knows all the differences between plant and animals cells….
Good question, why don’t you post that question
with the ¡Ayuda! button
Later that evening….
Hey Maria, did you check out the microscope activity I shared with you? It
is like what we were doing in science class yesterday but there is more to see! I’m going to try the optional experiment
at home tonight!
Before class the next day….
Also before class, the science professor looks at what his students have used
Excellent, almost everyone looked at the activity last night! Oh it looks like there is still some confusion on how an animal cell differs
from a plant cell…I will revisit that in class again today to make sure I clear up their questions.
• Role of the Teacher as a “knowledgeable expert”
• Educational Policies• National Expenditure on Education• Teacher Union• Technological Literacy
Challenges to Adoption
Ethical Considerations
• The interactive components can be anonymous so that student privacy is protected in the ¡Ayuda! forums and in the statistics presented to the teachers
• The content is strictly educational and developed by the Secretary of Education.
• We are targeting 5th and 6th grade students only• Not translated in all +60 indigenous languages
Summary
• Widespread wireless internet has not yet reached Mexican schools
• Our product builds on current technology to connect students locally through the discussion of science activities
• Teachers benefit from students independently exploring the science content in the ReforzTech and posing questions anonymously highlighting what is still not well understood
• Future versions could include even more student interaction through individual wiki pages which post additional science related activities and information