WORKSHOP ON READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
WORKSHOP ON READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
Organized by
Psychology Research Unit
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
203, B.T. Road, Kolkata-700 108
20.7.2009 (Monday, 11 AM to 5 PM)
Objective : Objectives of workshop are to disseminate knowledge about (a) reading and writing difficulties of disabled and non-disabled students in primary and secondary schools and (b) reading and writing motivation strategies.
Who can apply: Senior teachers in primary and secondary schools, school counselors, school psychologists, Project investigators and administrative officers of the Govt. and Non-Govt. organizations, Faculty members of Universities or Research Institutes and Ph.D. scholars in Psychology, Education and Social work.
Seats: Very limited to maintain homogeneity. Only experienced persons will be invited.
Traveling allowance : No TA will be given for participating into the workshop.
Foods & Accommodation: Working lunch will be served along with Tea and Coffee during the workshop. No accommodation can be provided.
Registration fee: There is no registration fee to attend the workshop. Write your name, age, sex, mailing address and telephone no, requesting letter from affiliated institutions, designation, working experience, personal e-mail and telephone number, and send it to this e-mail address � psy@isical.ac.in or post it to The Convener, workshop on reading and writing motivation, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata � 700 108 before 10th July, 2009.
D. Dutta Roy
Convener
REGISTRATION FORM FOR WORKSHOP ON READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Institution (name, address, telephone no.:
Designation:
Working experience:
Personal e-mail:
Personal telephone no:
Requesting letter from affiliated institution:
There is no registration fee to attend the workshop. Fill up the registration form and send it to this e-mail address: psy@isical.ac.in or post it to The Convener, workshop on reading and writing motivation, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata: 700 108 before 10th July, 2009.
Contact for personal reason
Convener: Dr. D. Dutta Roy
SCHEDULE
Venue:Geology Auditorium,Pamela Robinson Bhawan, ISI., Kolkata,Date:20.7.2009,
Organized by Psychology Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata (Monday)
http://www.isical.ac.in/~psy/ws/read_write.html
# 11:00-11:45 Inauguration by:Professor Tarun Kabiraj, Professor of Economics, Economic Research Unit, Ex-Professor-in-Charge, Social Sciences Division;I.S.I., Kolkata
# Welcome address:Dr.Debdulal Dutta Roy, Assistant Professor, Psychology Research Unit, I.S.I. Kolkata,Convener
# Inaugural speech:Professor Rathindranath De, Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), West Bengal
Topic:DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT MATERIAL IN NATURAL SCIENCES FOR SANTHALI STUDENTS (CLASS-III)AND TO STUDY ITS EFFICACY.
# Professor Shahnaz Nabi,Chairman, Urdu Committee, West Bengal.,Head, Departemnt of Urdu, Calcutta University, Kolkata
# Professor (Dr.) Malati Ghosh,Professor & Head,Department of Psychiatry,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata
# Vote of thanks by:Dr.Rumki Gupta,Associate Scientist,Psychology Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata
11:45-12:00 AM TEA TIME
12:00-1:30 PM
SESSION: I
Chairperson:Dr.Sumitra Purakayastha, Associate Professor, Bayesian and Interdisciplinary Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata
Rapporteurs: Ms. Fouzia Alsabah Shaikh and Ms. Rituparna Basak, Research fellows.
Topic:: PROBLEMS IN MAIN STREAM EDUCATION FOR HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC AND ASPERGER
Speaker: Professor (Dr.) Mallika Banerjee, Department of Psychology,Calcutta University,
Time:12:00-12:30 PM
Topic:: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
Speaker:Mr. Prasanta Roy, Clinical Psychologist,Department of Psychology,Calcutta University,Kolkata
Time:12:30-1:00 PM
Topic: FUN WITH READING AND WRITING
Speaker:Dr. Madhuchanda Kundu,Head,(Training),Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata
Time:1:00-1:30 PM
1:30-2:15 PM LUNCH TIME
2:15-4:00PM
SESSION: II
Chairperson:Dr.Snigdha Chakrabarti, Associate Professor, Economic Research Unit, Kolkata.
Rapporteurs: Ms. Rita Karmakar, Research fellow and Ms. Baishakhi Sadhukhan, Project Assistant
Topic:OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS REMEDIATION IN LEARNING DISABILITIES/DIFFICULTIES
Speaker:Dr.Anindita Chatterjee, Clinical Psychologist,Manovikas Kendra,Kolkata,
Time:2:15-2:45 PM
Topic:READING AND WRITING DIFFICULTIES OF DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED STUDENTS
Speaker:Dr.Rajarshi Roy,Assistant Professor of Education National Institute of Technical Teachers� Training and Research (NITTTR), Kolkata
Time:2:45-3:15 PM
COFFEE TIME: 3:15-3:30 PM
Topic:SUSTAINABLE READING MOTIVATION
Speaker:Dr.Debdulal Dutta Roy,Assistant Professor, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Time:3:30-4:00 PM
4:00-5:00 PM
VALEDICTORY
Valedictory address by: Dr. Swapan Kumar Roy, Deputy Director of School Education,(Rural Primary), Bikash Bhawan, Salt lake.
Rapporteur:Dr. Himani Bhattacharya, Scientific Assistant.
DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES FOR PARTICIPATION
WELCOME ADDRESS
WELCOME ADDRESS
It is a pleasure to welcome you all to this Reading and writing motivation workshop. It is our proud privilege to extend a warm welcome to our beloved Professor - Professor Tarun Kabiraj for inaugurating the workshop. We cordially welcome Professor Rathindranath De, The Director of SCERT, W.B., Professor Shanaz Nabi, Chairman, Urdu Committee of West Bengal, Professor Malati Ghosh,Professor & Head,Department of Psychiatry,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research. Our Head of the unit, Dr. Anjali Ghosh, now in US, and our Professor in charge, Professor Abhirup Sarkar, sent best wishes to all the participants.
Today’s program is a great leap forward for our challenges in Primary education. In assessment of effect of primary education on society, we are giving priority on two issues - literacy and dropout. It is assumed that literacy will increase economic capability or the per capita income. But this is a fallacy when we find that some states despite of high literacy suffer from poor per capita income. Despite heavy expenditure on development of school infrastructures, we can not control dropout. Our recent studies have shown no significant positive correlation between attitude towards school infrastructures and academic achievement of students in rural areas. All the issues pointed at the core problem of primary education - Reading and writing motivation. Reading and writing motivation are the processes to put more effort on reading and writing activities. This is framed with one's appraisal of relationship between reading or writing motives and the reading or writing outcomes. Our unit has conducted two projects to explore reading and writing motives and their pattern across different segments of students in primary education. Content analysis of the interview responses and literature survey helped in exploring seven reading (achievement, application, knowledge, aesthetic, affiliation, recognition and harm avoidance) and seven writing (documentation, emotional expression, creativity, affiliation, achievement , recognition and harm avoidance) motives. The motives vary with school management, culture and socio economic status.
One's effort towards reading and writing is determined by intrinsic and extrinsic motives. In our system of education, we are placing more emphasis on extrinsic motives rather intrinsic resulting non sustainable status of reading and writing motivation of students. It would be misnomer to assume that such assumption is only for the students in main stream schools. I think that this is applicable for the children with special needs and socio economically disadvantaged groups. It is my pleasure to announce that in this workshop, Professor Mallika Banerjee, Shri Prasanta Roy, Dr.Madhuchanda Kundu, Dr.Anindita Chatterjee and Dr. Rajarshi Roy will speak on needs of students with special needs. This is a very rare opportunity for us to meet those speakers and to listen their experiences in this workshop. We welcome them with our heartfelt thanks.
On this backdrop, we are organizing this workshop. We are thankful to Professor Rathindranath De, the Director of SCERT for his acceptance to give inaugural address in this workshop. Professor De will focus on " DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT MATERIAL IN NATURAL SCIENCES FOR SANTHALI STUDENTS (CLASS-III)AND TO STUDY ITS EFFICACY".
Usually, parents meet the Physicians and Psychiatrists for educational complaints of their kids. Professor Malati Ghosh will share some of her observations about this burning issue.
After the inauguration, our student Ms. Shivani Santosh will administer one questionnaire about her study on attitude towards learning disabilities. Please extend your support to her.
We have two sessions. First session will be chaired by Professor Sumitra Purakayastha and Professor Snigdha Chakrabarty. The valedictor session will be addressed by Professor Swapan Kumar Roy, Deputy Director of School education (Rural Primary section). In the valedictory, certificates will be distributed. I welcome all the speakers, chair persons and the distinguished delegates to all the sessions to make this workshop fruitful. We have arranged lunch packets. Please collect it in the lunch time. Besides lunch, there will be tea and coffee breaks where in you will get chance to make more interaction.
In the folder, you will find some literatures presented by our respected speakers. Please study them thoroughly.
Now, I am requesting Professor Rathindranath De to deliver his inaugural address.
Organized by
Psychology Research Unit
INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE
203, B.T. Road, Kolkata-700 108
20.7.2009 (Monday, 11 AM to 5 PM)
Objective : Objectives of workshop are to disseminate knowledge about (a) reading and writing difficulties of disabled and non-disabled students in primary and secondary schools and (b) reading and writing motivation strategies.
Who can apply: Senior teachers in primary and secondary schools, school counselors, school psychologists, Project investigators and administrative officers of the Govt. and Non-Govt. organizations, Faculty members of Universities or Research Institutes and Ph.D. scholars in Psychology, Education and Social work.
Seats: Very limited to maintain homogeneity. Only experienced persons will be invited.
Traveling allowance : No TA will be given for participating into the workshop.
Foods & Accommodation: Working lunch will be served along with Tea and Coffee during the workshop. No accommodation can be provided.
Registration fee: There is no registration fee to attend the workshop. Write your name, age, sex, mailing address and telephone no, requesting letter from affiliated institutions, designation, working experience, personal e-mail and telephone number, and send it to this e-mail address � psy@isical.ac.in or post it to The Convener, workshop on reading and writing motivation, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata � 700 108 before 10th July, 2009.
D. Dutta Roy
Convener
REGISTRATION FORM FOR WORKSHOP ON READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Institution (name, address, telephone no.:
Designation:
Working experience:
Personal e-mail:
Personal telephone no:
Requesting letter from affiliated institution:
There is no registration fee to attend the workshop. Fill up the registration form and send it to this e-mail address: psy@isical.ac.in or post it to The Convener, workshop on reading and writing motivation, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata: 700 108 before 10th July, 2009.
Contact for personal reason
Convener: Dr. D. Dutta Roy
SCHEDULE
Venue:Geology Auditorium,Pamela Robinson Bhawan, ISI., Kolkata,Date:20.7.2009,
Organized by Psychology Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata (Monday)
http://www.isical.ac.in/~psy/ws/read_write.html
# 11:00-11:45 Inauguration by:Professor Tarun Kabiraj, Professor of Economics, Economic Research Unit, Ex-Professor-in-Charge, Social Sciences Division;I.S.I., Kolkata
# Welcome address:Dr.Debdulal Dutta Roy, Assistant Professor, Psychology Research Unit, I.S.I. Kolkata,Convener
# Inaugural speech:Professor Rathindranath De, Director, State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), West Bengal
Topic:DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT MATERIAL IN NATURAL SCIENCES FOR SANTHALI STUDENTS (CLASS-III)AND TO STUDY ITS EFFICACY.
# Professor Shahnaz Nabi,Chairman, Urdu Committee, West Bengal.,Head, Departemnt of Urdu, Calcutta University, Kolkata
# Professor (Dr.) Malati Ghosh,Professor & Head,Department of Psychiatry,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkata
# Vote of thanks by:Dr.Rumki Gupta,Associate Scientist,Psychology Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata
11:45-12:00 AM TEA TIME
12:00-1:30 PM
SESSION: I
Chairperson:Dr.Sumitra Purakayastha, Associate Professor, Bayesian and Interdisciplinary Research Unit, ISI., Kolkata
Rapporteurs: Ms. Fouzia Alsabah Shaikh and Ms. Rituparna Basak, Research fellows.
Topic:: PROBLEMS IN MAIN STREAM EDUCATION FOR HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISTIC AND ASPERGER
Speaker: Professor (Dr.) Mallika Banerjee, Department of Psychology,Calcutta University,
Time:12:00-12:30 PM
Topic:: COGNITIVE BEHAVIOURAL STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE READING AND WRITING MOTIVATION
Speaker:Mr. Prasanta Roy, Clinical Psychologist,Department of Psychology,Calcutta University,Kolkata
Time:12:30-1:00 PM
Topic: FUN WITH READING AND WRITING
Speaker:Dr. Madhuchanda Kundu,Head,(Training),Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, Kolkata
Time:1:00-1:30 PM
1:30-2:15 PM LUNCH TIME
2:15-4:00PM
SESSION: II
Chairperson:Dr.Snigdha Chakrabarti, Associate Professor, Economic Research Unit, Kolkata.
Rapporteurs: Ms. Rita Karmakar, Research fellow and Ms. Baishakhi Sadhukhan, Project Assistant
Topic:OUR JOURNEY TOWARDS REMEDIATION IN LEARNING DISABILITIES/DIFFICULTIES
Speaker:Dr.Anindita Chatterjee, Clinical Psychologist,Manovikas Kendra,Kolkata,
Time:2:15-2:45 PM
Topic:READING AND WRITING DIFFICULTIES OF DISABLED AND NON-DISABLED STUDENTS
Speaker:Dr.Rajarshi Roy,Assistant Professor of Education National Institute of Technical Teachers� Training and Research (NITTTR), Kolkata
Time:2:45-3:15 PM
COFFEE TIME: 3:15-3:30 PM
Topic:SUSTAINABLE READING MOTIVATION
Speaker:Dr.Debdulal Dutta Roy,Assistant Professor, Psychology Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
Time:3:30-4:00 PM
4:00-5:00 PM
VALEDICTORY
Valedictory address by: Dr. Swapan Kumar Roy, Deputy Director of School Education,(Rural Primary), Bikash Bhawan, Salt lake.
Rapporteur:Dr. Himani Bhattacharya, Scientific Assistant.
DISTRIBUTION OF CERTIFICATES FOR PARTICIPATION
WELCOME ADDRESS
WELCOME ADDRESS
It is a pleasure to welcome you all to this Reading and writing motivation workshop. It is our proud privilege to extend a warm welcome to our beloved Professor - Professor Tarun Kabiraj for inaugurating the workshop. We cordially welcome Professor Rathindranath De, The Director of SCERT, W.B., Professor Shanaz Nabi, Chairman, Urdu Committee of West Bengal, Professor Malati Ghosh,Professor & Head,Department of Psychiatry,Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education & Research. Our Head of the unit, Dr. Anjali Ghosh, now in US, and our Professor in charge, Professor Abhirup Sarkar, sent best wishes to all the participants.
Today’s program is a great leap forward for our challenges in Primary education. In assessment of effect of primary education on society, we are giving priority on two issues - literacy and dropout. It is assumed that literacy will increase economic capability or the per capita income. But this is a fallacy when we find that some states despite of high literacy suffer from poor per capita income. Despite heavy expenditure on development of school infrastructures, we can not control dropout. Our recent studies have shown no significant positive correlation between attitude towards school infrastructures and academic achievement of students in rural areas. All the issues pointed at the core problem of primary education - Reading and writing motivation. Reading and writing motivation are the processes to put more effort on reading and writing activities. This is framed with one's appraisal of relationship between reading or writing motives and the reading or writing outcomes. Our unit has conducted two projects to explore reading and writing motives and their pattern across different segments of students in primary education. Content analysis of the interview responses and literature survey helped in exploring seven reading (achievement, application, knowledge, aesthetic, affiliation, recognition and harm avoidance) and seven writing (documentation, emotional expression, creativity, affiliation, achievement , recognition and harm avoidance) motives. The motives vary with school management, culture and socio economic status.
One's effort towards reading and writing is determined by intrinsic and extrinsic motives. In our system of education, we are placing more emphasis on extrinsic motives rather intrinsic resulting non sustainable status of reading and writing motivation of students. It would be misnomer to assume that such assumption is only for the students in main stream schools. I think that this is applicable for the children with special needs and socio economically disadvantaged groups. It is my pleasure to announce that in this workshop, Professor Mallika Banerjee, Shri Prasanta Roy, Dr.Madhuchanda Kundu, Dr.Anindita Chatterjee and Dr. Rajarshi Roy will speak on needs of students with special needs. This is a very rare opportunity for us to meet those speakers and to listen their experiences in this workshop. We welcome them with our heartfelt thanks.
On this backdrop, we are organizing this workshop. We are thankful to Professor Rathindranath De, the Director of SCERT for his acceptance to give inaugural address in this workshop. Professor De will focus on " DEVELOPMENT OF SUPPLEMENTARY TEXT MATERIAL IN NATURAL SCIENCES FOR SANTHALI STUDENTS (CLASS-III)AND TO STUDY ITS EFFICACY".
Usually, parents meet the Physicians and Psychiatrists for educational complaints of their kids. Professor Malati Ghosh will share some of her observations about this burning issue.
After the inauguration, our student Ms. Shivani Santosh will administer one questionnaire about her study on attitude towards learning disabilities. Please extend your support to her.
We have two sessions. First session will be chaired by Professor Sumitra Purakayastha and Professor Snigdha Chakrabarty. The valedictor session will be addressed by Professor Swapan Kumar Roy, Deputy Director of School education (Rural Primary section). In the valedictory, certificates will be distributed. I welcome all the speakers, chair persons and the distinguished delegates to all the sessions to make this workshop fruitful. We have arranged lunch packets. Please collect it in the lunch time. Besides lunch, there will be tea and coffee breaks where in you will get chance to make more interaction.
In the folder, you will find some literatures presented by our respected speakers. Please study them thoroughly.
Now, I am requesting Professor Rathindranath De to deliver his inaugural address.
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