CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF LAW AND GOVERNANCE
Jawaharlal Nehru University
SEMINAR SERIES
Arindam Bose
Assistant Professor, Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research,
Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
On
“Archaeology” of Measurement Knowledge: Tracing implications for School Mathematics Learning
Abstract : This talk will explore measurement knowledge that middle-graders from low-income families gain from out-of-school contexts and trace implications of such knowledge for classroom learning. Work and other out-of-school contexts entail rich and diverse “funds of knowledge” about measurement. Such knowledge includes conceptual elements which may be fragmented or hidden, but if unpacked (archaeology) can support classroom learning. The out-of-school measurement-related experiences have been analyzed to show the underlying conceptual constructions and their diversity in terms of measures, systems of units, and measurement tools. The talk will discuss possible connections between classroom learning and specific aspects of out-of-school measurement knowledge using a characterization that marks such connection.
3.00 PM, Friday, 13 April 2018
Conference Room, CSLG, JNU
About the Speaker: Dr Arindam Bose is currently working as an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Education Innovation and Action Research (CEI&AR), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. He holds a PhD degree in Mathematics Education from Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai and Masters degree in Mathematics from University of Pune. He has taught mathematics at the undergraduate level in Patna University and was a member of the mathematics focus-group in the making of the Bihar Curriculum Framework 2006. He has been a member of the Core Committee formed the Governor of Bihar for recommending and rejuvenating higher education in Bihar in 2006. He has been part of several International Surveys and International Reports on diverse themes which yielded acclaimed publications. His key areas of interest are Sociology of (Mathematics) Education, Language diversity and Math learning, and Ethnomathematics.
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