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Subject: Human Development and Family Studies × End date: 2017 × Start date: 2010 × Thesis Type: M.Sc ×
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    Multiple intelligence in young adolescent boys
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Renu; Chhikara, Sudha
    There is challenge in the education field regarding the variation of student progress. No two individuals are alike in the universe. If any student wants to reach his or her goals or aims he or she has to meet many challenges like cognitive ability, efficient methods of learning, concentration, memory, intelligence, learning environment and the students progress. Children differ immensely in intelligence. Intelligence refers to capacity to learn with speed and accuracy, capacity to solve problems and capacity to adjust in the society. The study examined the level of Multiple intelligence in adolescent boys and related ecological factors. The present study was conducted in rural and urban area of Mahendergarh districts of Haryana state on 200 adolescent boys comprising 100 from rural and 100 from urban areas. Multiple intelligence level was assessed by using the multiple intelligence tool developed by Kaur, and chhilara (2006) Most of the respondents were found in average level of linguistic and musical intelligence. Majority of respondents were in above average level in the existential intelligence. Family type was found to be significantly associated with intrapersonal intelligence. Stay of grandparents had significant impact on interpersonal, intrapersonal, and existential intelligences. Area wise significant differences were observed for linguistic, existential intelligence. Some aspects of multiple intelligence-bodily kinesthetic, musical logical, interpersonal were significantly associated with caste, family size, family type. Variables of macrosystem namely exposure to mass media, discipline by parents and cultural settings were highly significant associated with linguistic, logical, bodily kinesthetic intelligence. There existed a significant difference in the level of intelligence among the students of both the areas. It was found that good home and school environment contributed in the development of multiple intelligence among adolescents. Significant association was found between family type, family size, family income, areas, mother and father education, caste of the adolescents which means that these factors contributed in the development of intelligence. Significant differences were observed in the pre and post testing scores of knowledge of parents regarding interpersonal intelligences.
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    Depression among senior citizens residing in different living arrangements
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Rana, Shamli; Chandrakala Singh
    Ageing is the natural and inevitable phenomenon. Our society is undergoing rapid changes because of irreversible phenomenon of globalization, industrialization and rapid urbanization which eventually leading us towards family disintegration. The increasing number of nuclear families led to the ignorance towards our elderly in home. Depression occurs at old age as a result of isolation and emotional insecurity. It refers to a heterogeneous set of phenomenon ranging from simple mood swings to severe affective state. The study examined the level of depression among elderly residing in different living arrangements like living with family, without family and in institutional setting for e.g. old age home etc. The study was conducted in two districts namely Hisar and Bikaner from Haryana and Rajasthan respectively. The total sample consisted of 180 respondents i.e. 90 from each district. 30 respondents were selected from each living arrangements in both the districts. The Beck Depression Inventory was used to record the responses on depression occurrence. It was found that majority of respondents were economically dependent on their children followed by pension holders. The leisure time utilization was high among elderly residing in institutions and those living with family. Very few cases of borderline depression were found during the study. The health status of majority of respondents was average. The results reveal that elderly male is more likely to suffer depression as compared to female counterparts. The results related to correlation of depression with personal and socio-economic variables revealed that the living arrangements and age are significantly and positively correlated with depression, whereas gender and education status are significantly and negatively correlated with depression from personal variables. The media exposure variable is positively correlated with depression, that is, as the economic dependency and family support system increases, it decreases the depression. The study concludes that in respondents living without family there were high incidence of low leisure time utilization and high depression as compared to those residing in institutions or living with family.
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    Assessment of multiple Intelligence of school going boys
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Priyanka; Chhikara, Sudha
    A person can be most successful in a profession when the same is according to his or her abilities and interest. The different domains and disciplines valued by different cultures exert a tremendous influence over how one's intelligences develop, and to what extent they are mobilized. Focus these days is on designing educational experiences for students that demonstrate and explore how they are smart in the synergistic environment of a community of learners. The present study was accompanied with the aim of assessing the multiple intelligence levels of school going boys and to study the cultural differences in the levels. For this, 200 boys in age group of 6-8 years from rural and urban areas of Fatehabad district of Haryana state were selected. The data were collected with the help of standardized Multiple Intelligence Tool and a questionnaire for human ecological factors by Dabas, R. 2000. The results of the investigation elucidated that majority of the respondents were found to be having average levels of intelligence for all the nine components of multiple intelligence. Significant differences were observed in the mean scores of boys from urban area for linguistic, logical-mathematical, intrapersonal, naturalistic and existential intelligences whereas in rest of the intelligences i.e. Musical, Bodily Kinesthetic, Spatial, Interpersonal, no significant variations across rural and urban setting emerged. The results explained that all the aspects of multiple intelligence were significantly associated with human ecological factors of the respondents.
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    Assessment of multiple intelligence of school going girls
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Mintu Rani; Chikkara, Sudha
    Multiple Intelligence (MI) refers to a learner-based philosophy that characterizes human intelligence as having multiple dimensions that must be acknowledged and developed in education. However, traditional IQ tests, while still given to most school children, are increasingly being challenged by the Multiple Intelligence movement. Present study was conducted on 200 girls in 6-8 years age group from rural (100) and urban (100) areas of district Fatehabad of Haryana State. Tools used for data collection included questionnaire cum- interview schedule and multiple intelligence tool to measure nine components of multiple intelligence both developed by Dabas (2000). Results revealed that most of the respondents from both rural and urban areas were in average level category for all the components of multiple intelligence except for bodily kinesthetic intelligence in urban area as they were in below average category. The parents of most of the respondents were not much qualified and had Rs. 10901-20,000 level of income per month and had nuclear families. Further it was observed that few variables such as father’s education and residential surroundings from microsystem are significantly associated with interpersonal, naturalistic and bodily kinesthetic respectively. Exosystem variables and variables from macrosystem were significantly associated with linguistic, bodily kinesthetic, spatial, naturalistic and existential components of intelligence. Results also revealed that teachers need trainings, guidance and counseling to adopt multiple intelligence approach for classroom teaching as they themselves are not much aware about multiple intelligence.
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    Multiple intelligence among young adolescent girls
    (CCSHAU, 2017) Sheoran, Sumit; Chhikara, Sudha
    The 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.
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    Creativity and Intellectual abilities of adolescents
    (CCSHAU, 2016) Beniwal, Priyanka; Chandrakala Singh
    Creativity is the ability to bring something new in existence, which is distinguished by novelty, originality and appropriateness. Creative children are assets to the society. Development and progress in various fields depends on the creativity. Intellectual abilities are the capacities to acquire knowledge and utilize it. Intellectual ability is the mental ability which helps the individual to think about minute, complex and abstract matters, to adjust with changing situations by solving problems as quickly as possible. Creativity is closely related with intellectual abilities of adolescents. The study examines the influence of intellectual abilities, home environment and peer relationship on creativity of adolescents. The study was conducted in Rural area of Rewari and Hisar districts of Haryana state on 240 adolescents comprising 120 from Rewari and 120 from Hisar district. The sample represented equal number of boys and girls ranging in 14-16 years of age group. Creativity level was assessed by using divergent production abilities test by K.N Sharma. Intellectual abilities were assessed by using Binet intelligence scale. The results elucidates that all the sub-aspects of creativity were significantly and positively correlated with intellectual abilities of adolescents. Increase in the intellectual abilities of adolescents results in increase in the level of creativity among adolescents or vice-versa. Rewari students were more creative and possess better intellectual abilities as compared to Hisar students. The study further unveils that home environment was significantly associated with creativity of adolescents concluding that home environment of the adolescents highly influence their creativity level. Better was the home environment better was the creativity of the adolescents. Study also highlighted that peer relationship does not affect creativity of the adolescents.