Monday, August 6, 2018

SCAVENGER HUNT: CHALLENGE ONE


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1. Sometime in 1991, a chief scientist at the NIIT, named, started an experiment hole in a wall.
Dr. Sugata Mitra
India
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html
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2. What does NIIT stands for?
National Institute of Information Technology 
India
https://www.acronymfinder.com/National-Institute-of-Information-Technology-(India)-(NIIT).html
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3. His team carved a hole in the wall that separated NIIT campuses from slum areas. Why did they carve hole in the wall?
Through this hole, a freely accessible computer was put up for use. This computer proved to be an instant hit among the slum dwellers, especially the children. With no prior experience, the children learnt to use the computer on their own.
India
http://www.hole-in-the-wall.com/Beginnings.html
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4. What was the significant finding of the experiment?
That groups of children could learn on their own without any direct intervention.
India
February 3, 2012
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5. What could be the implications of this finding to existing teaching practices especially those that are related with the use of ICT in learning?
An effective assessment task is one which assesses students' attainment of the learning outcomes. Unit learning outcomes are what students are expected to know, understand or be able to do in order to be successful in a unit.
https://staff.mq.edu.au/teaching/evaluation/resources_evaluation/developing_unit/assess_achievement/
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