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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × End date: 2011 × Start date: 2011 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Emotional intelligence and academic achievement of adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Manju; Punia, Shakuntala
    The present study was conducted on adolescents of rural and urban populations of purposively selected Hisar district. Two villages Mirjapur from Block-I and Chaudhariwas from Block-II were selected on random basis for rural sample. For urban sample, three schools i.e. Govt. Senior Secondary School, Patel Nagar, Govt. Girl Senior Secondary School, Hisar and Govt. Senior Secondary School, Jahajpul were selected. Finally 120 adolescents, 60 each from urban and rural area constituted the sample for the study. Data regarding personal and socio-economic variables was collected with the help of self-developed interview schedule. Self-developed inventory was used to measure parental involvement of parents in their child’s educational affairs. Emotional intelligence was assessed using Emotional Intelligence Scale developed by Hyde et al. (2002). For academic achievement of respondents percentage of marks secured in the last examination was considered. Educational Aspiration Scale developed by Sharma and Gupta (1998) was used to assess the aspiration level of respondents. The findings revealed that maximum number of respondents were in normal to high category of emotional intelligence. Adolescents differed significantly for their emotional intelligence on the basis of area of residence and gender. Result regarding parental involvement in educational affaiors of adolescents’ concludes that parents contribute to average level in the academic affairs of their children. Further parental involvement was high for male child as compared to female siblings. The result highlighted that majority of the respondents out of the total sample had average academic performance in both rural and urban area. Further results highlighted that gender of the respondents and father occupation lead to significant differences in academic achievement of the respondents. The result showed that above fifty per cent respondents had normal level educational aspiration.The relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement revealed that academic achievement of the respondent was significantly positively correlated with emotional intelligence and all its aspects. Result also highlighted positive inter-correlation between educational aspiration, academic achievement and parental involvement.
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    Emotional intelligence and adjustment among adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Sachan, Shweta; Punia, Shakuntala
    The present study was undertaken in Hisar district of Haryana state. Two senior secondary schools of Hisar city and two senior secondary schools of Ladwa and Muklan village one each from Hisar block I and Block II were selected as per the demand of study. A sample of 60 rural and 60 urban respondents including males and females of 16-18 year age studying in 11th and 12th standard were taken, thus to make a total sample of 120 adolescents. To assess personal and socio-economic variables, questionnaire was prepared and used. Adjustment Inventory for School Students developed by Sinha & Singh (2007) was used to assess adolescent’s adjustment. To assess the emotional intelligence of adolescents Emotional Intelligence Scale designed by Hyde et al. (2002) was used. The findings revealed that maximum number of respondents were in normal to high category of overall emotional intelligence. Adolescents differed significantly for their overall emotional intelligence on the basis of area of residence and gender. Mean comparison concluded that female and rural adolescents from medium family size and having high family educational status were better against their counterparts in their emotional intelligence status. Regarding adjustment of adolescents it was found that majority of respondents had average to excellent quality of overall adjustment. Statistically significant differences were found in adolescent’s adjustment on the basis of gender and area of residence. Mean score comparison highlighted that males against females and rural respondents had better adjustment. Respondents from nuclear families, having middle caste, having 2nd ordinal position and belonging to low income families were better in adjustment and its aspects than their counterparts. Positive significant correlation existed between emotional intelligence, adjustment and academic achievement. Positive significant inter-correlation was found between overall emotional intelligence and its sub aspects and between overall adjustment and its sub aspects. Results revealed significant association of area of residence, family size, family type, gender, father’s occupation and monthly income with emotional intelligence. Results related to association of personal and socio economic variables with adjustment of respondents revealed that area of residence, gender, family type and caste were significantly associated with adjustment.
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    Learning disability in boys of 10-12 years age group
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Nigam Rani; Chhikara, Sudha
    The present research was carried out to asses the learning disability among boys of 10-12 years of age. A reasonable analysis was done to know the differences between rural and urban boys of 10-12 years of age. Haryana state was selected purposively while Hisar district was also selected purposively. From Hisar district Block I was selected randomly. Hisar city was purposively taken for urban sample while villages Kaimari, Mangali, Harikot, Daya and Singran were selected randomly. A sample of 60 boys, 30 from rural and 30 from urban, schools was taken. Independent variables considered all human ecological factors. Learning disability among boys of 10-12 years age group was taken as dependent variable.to identify learning disabled boys a check list was administered on all the boys 10-12 years of age for screening purpose after that Binet intelligence Scale by Kulshershtha (1971) was used. A questionnaire was developed and used to gather the data for human ecological factors of respondents. Most of the respondents belonged to nuclear and small sized families. Most of the Parents were educated up to high school. Neighbourhood status of the most of the respondents was from middle class families. Permissive disciplining technique adopted by most of the parents for their children (boys).The independent variables of human ecological environment exhibited some influence on the learning disability among boys. Maximum boys were found in below average category in language and mathematics components both in rural and urban area but above average category in creativity. No significant ‘t’ values were found between rural and urban boys for all the components of learning disability which are language, mathematics and creativity. Thus it can be said that cultural settings i.e. rural and urban do not have any impact on learning disability.
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    A comparative study of learning competency in preschool boys
    (CCSHAU, 2011) Anupama; Dhanda, Bimla
    The study was conducted in rural and urban areas of district Hisar.Two villages namely Kamari and Mangali were takenas rural location and for urban the Hisar city was selected for collection of data. A total number of 240 children of age group of 2-3, 3-4, 4-5 years were taken, out of which 120 children were from urban and 120 form rural areas. McCarthy scale of cognitive ability by McCarthy (1970) was used to test the cognitive level of children. Socioeconomic status was assessed with self structured interview schedule. Home inventory by Bradley and Caldwell (1984) was used to judge the environmental conditions of children in their home. Results revealed that children had increasing trend for all aspects of learning competency with increase in their age. Comparison over location shown that urban children surpassed their counterpart in all aspects of learning competency. Association of learning with socioeconomic factors depicted the influence on general cognitive index as well as it all aspects in both locations. The study further revealed that aspects of home environment such as learning stimulation language and physical stimulation and acceptance were significantly associated with intellectual abilities of urban children. The total home environment was also found as significantly effective variable for intellectual abilities of rural children.