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“It was a successful initiative we carried out at SP University for over a decade, involving hundreds of physics students,” says K N Joshipura, retired professor of physics at SP University in Vallabh Vidyanagar. It was a success, with many securing better grades and even choosing careers related to physics,” he says. “The three case studies illustrate how individual teachers developed contextually grounded solutions to distinct educational challenges,” Shukla said.
Ahmedabad: Imagine a ‘cricket tournament’ where a sum in physics constitutes ‘one ball’ and answering it correctly earns ‘one run’. A streak of four correct answers gives a team four extra points, akin to hitting a boundary in cricket, while failing to answer a question satisfactorily could get a student out! “Gamifying the concept motivated students to learn from peers and help each other. IIM-A Professor Chronicles Three Teacher-led Initiatives To Make Learning Fun The cricket analogy did not end there. Joshipura also used the game to explain concepts such as air resistance through the swing of a cricket ball. His initiative is among three Gujarat case studies chronicled by prof Kathan Shukla of the Ravi J Matthai Centre for Educational Innovation (RJMCEI) at IIM Ahmedabad (IIM-A). His chapter on state-based, teacher-led innovations features in ‘Handbook of Asian Educational Innovation towards the Futures of Education,’ published by Springer Nature. It draws on prof Vijaya Sherry Chand’s work with Samagra Shiksha Gujarat. “While Joshipura harnessed cricket’s cultural resonance to gamify physics instruction and improve engagement, two other innovations demonstrated low-cost, locally significant solutions to specific problems. One case study profiles Preeti Gandhi, who dismantled rigid library norms to establish a student-managed, decentralised reading system, transforming a govt primary school into a community literacy hub. Another examines Maulik Patel , who used low-cost technology to showcase rural students’ non-academic talents through a school television channel, strengthening their self-efficacy and ties between the school and community. Download the TOI App.
