Sindhu Mathai

Biography

Sindhu is a faculty member at the School of Education, and has been with the Azim Premji University since 2011. She has a background in science education, having completed a Ph.D. from the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai, within the area of visuospatial reasoning among middle school children. She has also briefly, engaged with research in animal behaviour, and worked as a teacher of biology at The School, Krishnamurthy Foundation of India, Chennai. Academic Qualifications Ph.D. Science Education M.Sc. Forensic Science B.Sc. Zoology Teaching Curriculum Studies, Science Education, Curricular Material Development in Science, Educational Assessment, Introduction to Research, Evolution: A Journey through Life and Science. Areas of Interest Curriculum Studies, Science Education, Gender and Science, Educational Assessment

Research Interest

Biology education, Curriculum development and pedagogy of science, Informal science learning, Children's drawings, Visuospatial reasoning, History of science, Alternative schooling.