Programme
Cognition & Learning: Constructivism in the Classroom

Oct 5, 2007, Friday

0930     Krishna Kumar: Cognitive Psychology and Learning in Indian Schools 

1030     Wolfram Hinzen: The Mind as a Natural Object

1130     Tea

1200     Focus Group Discussions

             Rama Kant Agnihotri, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Rohit Dhankar,  Ayesha Kidwai, Nirmalangshu Mukherjee

1330     Lunch

  From the Field: Constructivism in the Classroom

1430    Farida Khan: What defines a Constructivist Classroom? A Study of a Mathematics Teaching in a Classroom in Delhi

1510     Yemuna Sunny: Experience, Science, and Social Geography

1550     Ashish Rajpal: Putting Constructivism in Action

1630     Tea

1700     Consolidation

             H K Dewan

Oct 6, 2007, Saturday

0930    K P. Mohanan: Comparative Academic Epistemology

1030    Ayesha Kidwai: Mind, Knowledge and Morality

1130    Tea

1200     Focus Group Discussions

            Rama Kant Agnihotri, Tanmoy Bhattacharya, Rohit Dhankar, Kumar Shahani, Ravi Subramaniam

1330    Lunch

 From the Field: Examining Constructivism

1430    Kamal Mahendroo: Developing Thinking Skills: revisiting Dewey

1510    Rohit Dhankar: Some Commonsense Reflections on Constructivism

1550     Vijaya Varma: Constructivism and Science Education

1615     HK Dewan: Teacher Preparation for Meaningful Education

1640    Tea

1700    Consolidation

            Tanmoy Bhattacharya

Oct 7, 2007, Sunday

0930    Arjuna Parakrama: The Social and the Human

1030    Nirmalangshu Mukherjee: Music in the Mind

1130    Tea

1200     Focus Group Discussions

            Wolfram Hinzen, Careema Jayaweera, Farida Khan, Krishna Kumar, Kamal Mahendroo, Amitabha Mukherjee

1330    Lunch

 From the field: Visual Documentation

1430    Kumar Shahani: The Sign

1510    Deb Kamal Ganguly: Constructivism in the Field of Visual Perception

1550    Indrani Roy: Television as a Medium of Learning

1630    Tea

1700    Panel: Rama Kant Agnihotri, HK Dewan, Wolfram Hinzen, Sadhna Saxena, Kumar Shahani

           

Organising Committee

   Rama Kant Agnihotri, Tanmoy Bhattacharya,   HK Dewan, Sadhna Saxena

 Seminar hosted by IASE

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