2020 Orientation Current Education Achievements

Current Education - Student Motivations and
Achievements
VELTECH MULTITECH Dr. RANGARAJAN Dr.

SAKUNTHALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(AN AUTONOMOUS INSTITUTION)
ORIENATION PROGRAMME 2020-2021 (VIRTUAL)
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad Why Students Matter and How to Motivate
Why Is Motivation in Education Important?
Motivation can:
• help us direct our attention toward tasks that need
to be done
• allow us to do these tasks in shorter periods of time
as well as maintain attention during a longer time
• minimize distractions and resist them better
• affect how much information we retain and store
• influence the perception of how easy or difficult
tasks can appear
Factors that Influence Students’ Motivation in Education
• Class and Curriculum Structure

• Teacher Behavior and Personality
• Teaching Methods
• Parental Habits and Involvement
• Peer Relationships
• Learning Environment
• Assessment
Student Motivation
• Most professional development initiatives are

aimed at enhancing instruction and
strengthening
curriculum.
• In recent years, our ability to instruct has
improved substantially.
• There is greater consistency in what we teach.
• We deliver content better now than at any time in
our history.
• What is left is student motivation what some
call the most important issue in education today.
Need for Belonging/Connecting
• Motivates us to develop relationships and

cooperate with others.
• Social, cooperative instruction propels us beyond
independence toward interdependence and
community.
• Building a spirit of connection and community is
essential to creat a need-satisfying education
characterized by high achievement.
Outline
I. Institutional expectation & student concerns:

Bridging the gap
II. Student Induction Program
III. Mentoring & Universal Human Values (UHV)
Approach & Methodology
Content & Topics
IV. Feedback and Impact on
Individual Student &
Institution
V. Role of Educational
Institution
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad Why Students Matter and How to Motivate 11 / 30a
Teacher Student Relationship
The quality of teacher-student relationships

is the key for all other aspects of classroom
management. Classroom management is a key to
high student achievement. (Marzano Marzano,
2003, pp 6, 12)
I. Introduction
Nation has expectations from its engineering colleges to generate

manpower that is:
Well trained in technical knowledge and skills
Willing to work for the national needs
Ready to fulfill social responsibilities, and
Has a holistic outlook towards life
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad Why Students Matter and How to Motivate 3 / 30 P
a
I. Introduction
Nation has expectations from its engineering colleges to generate

manpower that is:
Well trained in technical knowledge and skills
Willing to work for the national needs
Ready to fulfill social responsibilities, and
Has a holistic outlook towards life
Incoming undergraduate student has different
concerns:
Insecurity about one’s future – jobs, livelihood
Unsure of their own aspirations – low goals
Perhaps used to taking short cuts

Group conflicts in campus
Contrarelationship Society
Lack of relationships with teachers – generation

gap
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Bridging the Gap
How to start bridging the
gap?
1 Connect with the student as soon as he/she comes in
2 Give space to relate to the new environment
3 Help to build positive relationships
4 Work to develop a holistic view of life
5 Get them to realize their responsibility
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Bridging the Gap
How to start bridging the
gap?
1 Connect with the student as soon as he/she comes in
2 Give space to relate to the new environment
3 Help to build positive relationships
4 Work to develop a holistic view of life
5 Get them to realize their responsibility
Establish bonding with teachers, assimilate the student in the ethos of the
institution, enlarge their world-view, develop character.
For this purpose AICTE has recommended the following for all engineering
colleges,
Start the Student Induction Program with Universal Human
Values (UHV) as soon as the students enter
Bonding with teachers is the key!
a
Background
These issues are not unique to students in any one class of institution.
Institutions are facing similar issues! Concerned with:
Motivating students towards studies De-
stressing them
Bonding with them and making them
feel a part of the college
Enlarging their vision beyond themselves
to society
Student Induction Program started at

IIT(BHU) in July 2016.
Council of IITs decision (August 2016):

All IITs to start Student Induction Program for all incoming UG
students.
AICTE/TEQIP decision (March 2017): For all engineering

colleges
UGC decision (June 2018):

Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad
Why Students Matter and How to Motivate 5 / 30 P
a
Outline... Next
I.Institutional expectation & student concerns:

Bridging the gap
II. Student Induction Program
III.Mentoring & Universal Human Values
(UHV)
Approach & methodology
Content & topics
IV.Feedback and impact on individual student & institution
V Role of educational institution
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II. Student Induction Program – Goals
Student Induction Program is intended to achieve the
following:
1 Assimilation in the ethos and culture of the institution
Based on institutional culture and practices

2 Exposure to a larger vision of life
Based on larger national and human good
3 Bonding
Within the 1st year batch, and with teachers
4 Learning a creative skill in arts
Learn one art form. Examples: Painting, music
5 Regular lifestyle and professional discipline
Getting up early, sleeping on time, getting acclimatized to new place
6 Overcoming weaknesses in some essential professional skills (only for
those who need it)
Example: English (proficiency modules)
Establish bonding with teachers, assimilation in ethos of institution,

enlarging world-view!
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Effective Practices
• A common theme among effective practices is that

they address underlying psychological variables
related to motivation, such as competence and
control, beliefs about the value of education,
and a sense of belonging.
• In brief, engaging colleges and teachers promote students
confidence in their ability to learn and succeed in college
by providing challenging instruction and support
for meeting high standards, and they clearly
convey their own high expectations for their
students success.
• They provide choices for students and they make
the curriculum and instruction relevant to
adolescents experiences, cultures, and long-term
goals, so that students see some value in curriculum.
Student Achievement
Definition of Acievement
Definition of Student Achievement with differences
Student Achievement and Institutional Quality
Outline... Next

Bridging the gap
II.Student Induction Program
III. Mentoring & Universal Human Values (UHV)
Content & topics
V Role of educational institution
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III. Universal Human Values in Education
To take student from discipline to self-discipline:

Has to be an inner process !
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Content
Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).
At the level of:

1 Self:
2 Family
:
3 Society
4 :
Nature:
a
Content
At the level of:

1 Self: Clarity - Samaadhan (Right understanding in self)
2 Family
:
3 Society
4 :
Nature:
a
Content
At the level of:

2 Family: Prosperity - Samriddhi (More than my physical needs)
Nyaya in (Relationships free of
Relationships complaints)
3 Society:
4 Nature:
a
Content
At the level of:

2 Family Prosperity - Samriddhi (More than my physical
: Nyaya in needs)
3 Society Relationships (Relationships free of complaints)
4 : Absence of fear - (Justice - in society)
abhaya
Nature:
a
Content
At the level of:

: Nyaya in needs)
3 Relationships
Society Absence of fear - abhaya(Relationships
(Justice - infree of complaints)
society)
4 : Co-existence - Saha-astitva (Mutually enriching cycle)
Nature:
a
Content
At the level of:

: Nyaya in needs)
3 Relationships
Society Absence of fear - abhaya(Relationships
(Justice - infree of complaints)
society)
4 : Co-existence - Saha-astitva (Mutually enriching cycle)
Nature:
Based on Co-existential Philosophy propounded by Shri A Nagaraj.
30 years of research. Details at: http://www.jeevanvidya.info/
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Topics Covered in Universal Human Values (5 Units)
1 Student aspirations, family expectations,
Gratitude towards people helping me
2 Competition, cooperation, and excellence,
Interaction and ragging
3 Human needs of (a) self and (b) body,
Peer pressure
Prosperity
Self confidence – English as source of self-
respect?
4 Relationships – Trust, Respect,
5 Nature/environment – Four orders in
nature,
Freedom movement – non-violence but
firmness
(Gandhi film on Independence Day
followed
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIITby discussion
Hyderabad in groups.)
a
Topics Covered in Universal Human Values (5 Units)
1 Student aspirations, family expectations,
Gratitude towards people helping me
2 Competition, cooperation, and excellence,
Interaction and ragging
3 Human needs of (a) self and (b) body,
Peer pressure
Prosperity
Self confidence – English as source of self-
respect?
4 Relationships – Trust, Respect,
5 Nature/environment – Four orders in
nature,
Freedom movement – non-violence but
firmness
(Gandhi film on Independence Day
followed
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIITby discussion
Hyderabad in groups.)
a
Outline... Next

Bridging the gap
(UHV)
Content & topics
IV. Feedback and
Impact
on Individual
Student &
Institution
V. Role of educational
a
IV.b Impact on Individual
Student
Impact on Individual Student,

Slow and steady
Different parts appeal to
different students
a
Practise at Individual Level
Self awareness
Ex. Watch when one gets angry
One’s relationships in family
In nuclear family, extended family
Friends in classroom, work place, hostel
Relationship in society
Relationship with nature
Avoiding waste, and
Right utilization of
natural resources
a
Impact on
Institution
Impact on Institution,
Slow and sweeping – Slow at first, but sweeping later!
Putting humanistic practices in running the institution – in
several facets
a
Outline... Next

Bridging the gap
(UHV)
Content & topics
V Role of Educational Institution
a
Institution
Educational institution is:

Not meant to be a mirror of society
We cannot find solace in ”Look at what type of students we are
getting!”
a
Institution

getting!”
Meant to provide thought leadership to society
Prepare the next generation
Do research and suggest solutions to problems
a
Institution

getting!”
Meant to provide thought leadership to society
Prepare the next generation
Do research and suggest solutions to problems
And the Teacher’s role is central!
a
Acknowledgemen
t
Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad
5-day FDP on
Universal Human Values for
Deeksharambh
NIT Patna

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Current Education - Student Motivations and

VELTECH MULTITECH Dr. RANGARAJAN Dr.

• Class and Curriculum Structure

• Most professional development initiatives are

• Motivates us to develop relationships and

I. Institutional expectation & student concerns:

The quality of teacher-student relationships

Nation has expectations from its engineering colleges to generate

Nation has expectations from its engineering colleges to generate

Perhaps used to taking short cuts

Lack of relationships with teachers – generation

2 Give space to relate to the new environment

3 Help to build positive relationships

4 Work to develop a holistic view of life

5 Get them to realize their responsibility

2 Give space to relate to the new environment

3 Help to build positive relationships

4 Work to develop a holistic view of life

5 Get them to realize their responsibility

Bonding with teachers is the key!

Student Induction Program started at

Council of IITs decision (August 2016):

AICTE/TEQIP decision (March 2017): For all engineering

UGC decision (June 2018):

I.Institutional expectation & student concerns:

Based on institutional culture and practices

Establish bonding with teachers, assimilation in ethos of institution,

• A common theme among effective practices is that

I.Institutional expectation & student concerns:

To take student from discipline to self-discipline:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

Four aspects of Human Goal (maanav lakshya).

At the level of:

I.Institutional expectation & student concerns:

Impact on Individual Student,

I.Institutional expectation & student concerns:

Educational institution is:

Educational institution is:

Educational institution is:

And the Teacher’s role is central!

Prof. Rajeev Sangal IIIT Hyderabad

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