Critical Thinking
Masti Ki Paathshaala
PROBLEM
School closures - summer holidays, pandemics etc - often result in learning loss and disengagement with learning among students. Lack of access to learning resources and prolonged closures as seen during COVID-19 has exacerbated this. For students in secondary classes there can be a risk of significant drop out, as students don't see value in remaining in schools.
SOLUTION
Critical Thinking (locally called Masti Ki Paathshaala) is an at-home learning programme for students to continue engaging with learning, and develop essential critical thinking skills for improved decision making
DESIGN
The 12-hour self-paced learning programme supports academic and co-scholastic learning for students between the ages of 10-16, and is delivered during - summer breaks, festival-linked holidays, and in instances of pandemic-linked schools closures.
The interactive learning resources offer experiential activities with offline resources wherever possible. The resources build logical reasoning, comprehension, problem-solving and data collection skills while also building foundational capacities in languages and science.
To build critical thinking skills of students, it is essential to engage their primary influencers. The school plays a key role wherein teachers and Head Teachers support in nudging the students towards the use of digital platforms for accessing the learning resources
OUTCOMES
01
Time spent by students on the learning resources
02
Improvement in academic learning outcomes skills
03
Development of observation and inference skills
04
Demonstration of creative thinking Exhibiting creativity and planning
IMPACT
84%
of students reported that programme enhanced skills and knowledge
96%
Kolkata
89%
Chhattisgarh
95%
Odisha
reported MKP resources were helpful in understanding the concepts
REACH
390,137
Students
