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NIIT Installs Math Lab In Kolkata, To Make Mathematics More Fun For Children

By Shashank, Section Education
Posted on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 02:13:02 AM EST

Talent development and training corporation NIIT Ltd, is planning to tap about 40,000 private schools in India for its school solutions, including its eGuru Math Lab, which is claimed to make mathematics more fun for children.

Launched in March this year, the math lab solution is currently installed in 12 schools in India.

According to L Balasubramanian, president of school learning solutions at NIIT Ltd, the total solution package for math lab costs Rs 8 lakh for a 30-seater while a 60-seater costs Rs 12 lakh.

NIIT installed the first ‘NIIT eGuru Math Lab' of eastern India at Ballygunge Shiksha Sadan in Kolkata, on Wednesday.

The math lab enables school students to learn and explore mathematical concepts and verify mathematical facts and theorems using tools such as the geometer's sketchpad. The tool covers mathematical curriculum from classes I to XII.

According to Balasubramanian, the NCERT guidelines indicate that mathematics be treated as a prime focus area in schools till 2010.

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The state board in Kolkata is committed to making the learning of subjects enjoyable and stress free.

In line with this mission, CBSE, the apex body for secondary education in schools, had issued directives to all schools following the CBSE curriculum, to install a math lab for promoting the subject.

CBSE had also directed that 20 per cent of marks be kept aside for lab assessments, which would be added in the final marks.

In addition to providing greater scope for individual participation in the process of learning, the math lab also enables the teacher to demonstrate, explain and reinforce abstract mathematical ideas by using concrete objects, models, charts, graphs, pictures, posters, etc.

NIIT offers computer and computer aided education to 2.3 million students across over 7,700 schools.

Source: Business-standard 26/Jun/2008

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