App for Maharashtra HSC students to conduct geography surveys
Image used for representational purpose onlyMUMBAI: As students study from home this year, the state's textbook bureau, Balbharti has created a mobile application for HSC students who need to carry out surveys as part of the Geography syllabus. The mobile app will also help students easily collate the survey data for their final report.
As part of the class XII Geography syllabus, students have to conduct surveys of 15 households. Until now, students would use pen and paper for these surveys. "Students are already using mobile phones for entertainment and now also for their distance learning sessions. So, this is another good use students can put their mobiles to. Not only will the mobile app help students to conduct the surveys remotely, it will also collate all the data and be available to the students on an Excel sheet. This is a better and more advanced way to do surveys and will help students understand the findings better," said an official from Balbharti.
Called Geosurvey and available on the Google Playstore and teachers have a version for them as well. A week since it was launched, over 1,475 students and 557 teachers have downloaded and begun using the application. While there is a preloaded questionnaire made available on the app based on the practical as prescribed in the textbook, students will have the option of modifying it to suit their needs.
As part of the class XII Geography syllabus, students have to conduct surveys of 15 households. Until now, students would use pen and paper for these surveys. "Students are already using mobile phones for entertainment and now also for their distance learning sessions. So, this is another good use students can put their mobiles to. Not only will the mobile app help students to conduct the surveys remotely, it will also collate all the data and be available to the students on an Excel sheet. This is a better and more advanced way to do surveys and will help students understand the findings better," said an official from Balbharti.
Called Geosurvey and available on the Google Playstore and teachers have a version for them as well. A week since it was launched, over 1,475 students and 557 teachers have downloaded and begun using the application. While there is a preloaded questionnaire made available on the app based on the practical as prescribed in the textbook, students will have the option of modifying it to suit their needs.
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