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ThesisItem Open Access Acceleration of creativity among academically bright rural adolescents(CCSHAU, Hisar, 2021-06) Sheoran, Sumit; Dhanda, BimlaThe present study was conducted with the aim of assessing level of creativity among academically bright rural young adolescents, to implement and assess the impact of acceleration program, additionally, to delineate the influence of home and school environment on creativity. For this, 300 respondents in the age group of 12-14 years from rural areas of Hisar district of Haryana state were selected. Creativity of the adolescents was assessed with Passi Test of Creativity (PTC), by B.K. Passi, 2006. The results elucidated above average level in unusual uses flexibility while average levels were observed in seeing problem, unusual uses fluency, blocks fluency, blocks creativity, blocks flexibility, consequences fluency, persistency and total creativity. Whereas, below average levels were depicted in consequences originality, consequences creativity, unusual uses originality, unusual uses creativity, blocks originality and inquisitiveness. Significant differences were elucidated in the level of creativity across various independent variables such as, gender, age, academic class, consecutive academic record, academic performance stress, teaching method employed by teachers and mass media use etc.. Further, it was portrayed that home and school environment contributed in the development of creative abilities. Research findings revealed significant correlations across various sub-aspects of the creativity which showed that the presence of different types of creative abilities directly influences the level and emergence of other sort of creative behavior. Significant increase in the adolescents creativity scores was noticed after the implementation of the acceleration program which indicated that creative potential of the adolescents can be nurtured and enhanced with proper guidance and planning. Hence, collaborative efforts need to be taken up by parents, teachers and researchers to motivate, guide and support students unique creative spark by providing them creativity-stimulating home and school environment.ThesisItem Open Access Multiple intelligence among young adolescent girls(CCSHAU, 2017) Sheoran, Sumit; Chhikara, SudhaThe present study was conducted with the aim of assessing type and existing level of multiple intelligence among young adolescent girls and to delineate the human ecological factors affecting Multiple intelligence. For this, 200 respondents in the age group of 12-14 years from both rural and urban areas of Mahendergarh district of Haryana state were selected. The results elucidates rural respondents were in above average level in musical, visual spatial, naturalistic and existential intelligence while urban respondents were in visual spatial, intrapersonal and existential intelligence. Significant differences were observed for logical mathematical, bodily kinesthetic and intrapersonal intelligences on the basis of age group. In case of logical mathematical, musical, bodily kinesthetic, visual spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic and existential intelligences adolescent girls of government schools performed better. Adolescents from small sized families were better in linguistic, musical, bodily kinesthetic, visual spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and existential intelligences. Adolescents whose mothers were businesswomen were higher in linguistic, logical mathematical, musical, bodily kinesthetic, visual spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal and existential intelligence. Similar pattern was observed for the respondents who were having average school environment and relationship with their teachers. Significant differences were found in musical, bodily kinesthetic, visual spatial, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic and existential intelligence of respondents whose fathers were in service. The same pattern was followed by the respondents who were having good relationship with their peers. Adolescents from backward class were better in logical mathematical, musical, interpersonal, intrapersonal, naturalistic and existential intelligences. Significant differences for linguistic intelligence, logical mathematical intelligence, bodily kinesthetic intelligence and existential intelligence were observed on the basis of family income. Cultural settings of the respondents were significantly associated with linguistic intelligence. Logical mathematical intelligence of respondents was significantly associated with family size, parental education, monthly family income and residential location. Family size, parental education, residence location, father’s occupation, relationship with the peers and cultural settings were observed to be significantly associated with interpersonal intelligence of the respondents’. Significant differences were observed in the pre and post testing of parents regarding linguistic, musical, bodily kinesthetic and naturalistic intelligences.