Best Practice-1

 

Department: Mathematics & Statistics

Title of thePractice:Learning byTeaching

The content that required the initiation of the practice: Learning by teachingis one of the efficient learning methodologies to students’ community. It helps the learnerstoacquire newskills and knowledge.

Objectives ofthePractice:

  • To Enhancethestudentstobecreative,independentandformtheirownviews
  • To Encourage activeengagement
  • To Enablethestudentstoshowtheir knowledge

ThePractice:Studentsplayteacherroleontheoccasionof𝜋-Dayon14.03.2022and teach to school students of 9th standard of T.M.R & C.M.C. Municipal High School,Vijayawada. With the permission of Head master, 12 Students of II & III year mathematics streams (K. Akhil, G. Revathi, K. Bharath, Mahesh, Priyanka, Ravi, Ravi Kiran, etc) teach various mathematical topics (Geometry, Calculus, Probability, etc) to the students and interacted with them. Clarified the doubts raised by the school students and gained extra knowledge  and formed new ideas with the interactions.

Obstacles: Timeandfinancial constraintsarelimitingfactors.

Impact of the Practice:

  • Students gotwellexperienceofTeaching&Learning
  • Theirmindsfullyloadedwithnewideaswhentheyinteractwithschoolstudents
  • Activeandenthusiasticparticipationofstudents

 

Best Practice-2

          Department: Statistics

 

  • Title of thePractice:LearningbyProjects

    The content that required the initiation of the practice: Learning by projectsis one of the efficient learning methodologies to students’ community. It helps the learnerstoacquire newskills and knowledge from field experiences.

    Objectives ofthePractice:

  • To Enhancethestudentstobecreative,independentandformtheirown views
  • To Encourage activeparticipation
  • To Enablethestudentstoshowtheir skills
  • To Enhance the students practical knowledge
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ThePractice:

In every academic year, in cluster papers, Filed/Study projects are conducted as a part of curriculum in batches of max 4 students. Based on their topic allotted, they will go for field surveys/visits and collects the required data. Data are analyzed by them using statistical packages. Eg: During 2021-22, S. Jyothi and her batch went to Agricultural department, Vijayawada to collect the information on organic and chemical forming w.r.to Paddy crop and cost of forming. They estimated the cost of forming and compared the two types using R-programming.

As per New CBCS 2020, Students of 2020-21 and 2021-22 completed community service projects at the end of their second sem.

Obstacles: Timeandfinancial constraintsarelimitingfactors.

Impact of the Practice:

  • Students gotwellexperienceofpractical knowledge in real time

  • They understood the practical problems and got some idea of solutions

  • Activeandenthusiasticparticipationofstudents

  • Upgraded the technology of data analysis