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Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking

Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking. Baela Raza Jamil Amina Naveed Khawaja Maryam Saba Maham Ali. Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 10 th to 16 th March 2014.

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Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking

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  1. Beyond Texts and Test for Promoting a Culture of Multiple Narratives and Critical Thinking Baela Raza JamilAmina Naveed KhawajaMaryam SabaMaham Ali Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 10th to 16th March 2014 Participation at CIES Supported by: Open Society Foundation (OSF)

  2. Founders and Partners of CLF

  3. Outline • Introduction of the Children’s Literature Festival (Pakistan) • Introduction of the Paper • Background • Research Design and Methodology • Results and Analysis • School Based CLFs- Case Study • Conclusion

  4. Children’s Literature Festival (Pakistan) • A social movement and a response to low levels of learning (ASER 2013) that seeks to promote the love of reading, creativity and critical thinking in children • 11 CLFs since November 2011 • Attended by over 150,000 participants • 60 Book launches at CLFs • Website: www.childrensliteraturefestival.com

  5. Children’s Literature Festivals till Date • Kanju and Kabal - Swat 2013 • Lahore 2014

  6. Key Outcomes • Impact Analysis Conducted • Research strand added- 2013 onwards • CLF beyond borders- Replicated by a school system in India & Nepal • 3 School Based CLFs • The First Teachers’ Literature Festival held in February 2014 • More Schools interested in school-based CLFs

  7. Introduction

  8. Background

  9. Research Design & Methodology

  10. Analysis

  11. Main Findings

  12. Measures Taken by Teachers

  13. Percentage Improvement in Students

  14. Comparative Analysis based on Teacher Qualification

  15. Impact on Teachers

  16. Measures Taken By Teachers

  17. School Based CLFs- Going Beyond the Pledges • First two school-based CLFs organized in Kanju and Kabal in district Swat - Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa (KP) province • Conflict Area • Two Boys’ Government Schools hosted the CLFs- 19th and 21st December, 2013 • New activities directly inspired from the CLF • “I really liked CLF and was able to attend several sessions. I learnt how to read with expressions and the proper pronunciation of words.” (student)

  18. School Based CLF- Lahore • Sanjan Nagar School Hima Campus, Lahore • Located in a minority area • Attended three CLFs: CLF Lahore 2011/2013, CLF Islamabad 2013 • CLF organized on January 31st 2014 • Packed with interactive activities

  19. Conclusion

  20. Questions?

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