Tune-in teaching: An advanced organizer mediated sustainable teaching tool

Mosharaf Hossain Mondal; Chandan Adhikary

doi:10.63697/jessp.2025.10052

Authors

Mosharaf Hossain Mondal Department of Education, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7552-8131
Chandan Adhikary Department of Education, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5583-012X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63697/jessp.2025.10052

Keywords:

Sustainable teaching tool, Tune-in teaching, Advanced organizer, Constructivist pedagogy

Abstract

In order to improve secondary school student’s engagement as well as understanding of difficult concepts, this study explores the development and implementation of the ‘tune-in teaching approach’, an advanced organizer-based sustainable teaching tool. The technique uses the Bengali song “ai meghla dine akala ghore thake na to mon… (On such a cloudy day, the mind doesn’t stay inside a lonely room)” to establish a framework that is metaphorical and consistent with the main idea of weathering processes. Based on the Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) approach of Kathy Charmaz and supported by Vygotsky’s Social Constructivism and Bruner’s theory of instruction, this innovative tool utilizes music and metaphor to promote a deeper level of understanding and positive perception of the learning experience among learners. The findings of the study suggested that there is a more positive perception of the learning experience in geography and high cognitive achievement of the students in the case of the tune-in teaching method, in comparison to the traditional teaching method. The research enhances the fields of educational tool creation and constructivist pedagogy by providing specifics about the theoretical foundations, methodological design, classroom implementation, and expected outcomes.

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Author Biographies

Mosharaf Hossain Mondal, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India

A Ph.D. research scholar in the Department of Education at The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. His research interests include digital pedagogy and geography education.
Chandan Adhikary, Department of Education, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, India

A Professor and Head of the Department of Education at The University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India. His research interests include Science Education, Chemical Education, Indian Knowledge System, and Technology Integration in Education.

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