Friday, December 19, 2008

Software for TLP

This link will take you to an easy to use software for using and even creating stickfigures
http://pivot-stickfigure-animator.en.softonic.com/
You can use this to make figures in mathematics and science and take them apart or to make language and social science lessons more interesting.

The following link will help you make simple animations http://www.snapfiles.com/get/unfreez.html You can save simple diagrams made in Paint as .gif files and make simple animations.

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

My page on Wikieducator

The link to my page on Wikieducator is:
http://wikieducator.org/User:Nimrat

B Ed Programme at Amity University

Links to learning style

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles
  2. http://www.learning-styles-online.com/overview/
  3. http://www.learnplus.com/guides/learning-practice.html

Links to creativity

  1. http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Creativity
  2. http://www.goshen.edu/art/ed/creativitykillers.html

Links to emotional maturity

  1. http://www.egyankosh.ac.in/bitstream/123456789/24988/1/Unit13.pdf
  2. http://www.bookofmatches.com/Emotional_Maturity_Personality.html
  3. http://ezinearticles.com/?What-Is-Your-Emotional-Maturity-Quotient-Or-EMQ?&id=180972

Links to study habits

  1. http://www.prlog.org/10121313-paving-the-way-to-success-improving-study-habits-and-learning-culture.html
  2. http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/14266/education/learning_good_study_habits.html
  3. http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/showarticle/1160

Links to social intelligence

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_intelligence
  2. http://www.danielgoleman.info/social_intelligence/index.html


B Ed Programme at Amity University

LINKS TO INFORMATION ON PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING
  1. http://mobile.wikipedia.org/transcode.php?go=Psychological+testing&PHPSESSID=f657192fa3e023e0c2e07ecb1f0eb43a
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_testing
  3. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564236/psychological_testing.html

Besides these, please look up Freeman, and Best and Kahn in the Institute library. Please share any other sites you find suitable.

B Ed Programme at AIE, Amity University

PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING: AN INTRODUCTION

DEFINITION
ANASTASI: “essentially an objective and standardized measure of a sample of behaviour”
Means of gathering data on which to base conclusions and/or predictions

CHARACTERISTICS:
•STANDARDIZATION
•NORMS
•OBJECTIVITY
•VALIDITY
•RELIABILITY

STANDARDIZATION
Uniformity of procedure in administering and scoring tests, thereby allowing comparisons (same time, same environment, etc)

NORMS
The average or normal performance (5-year-olds and 15-year-olds)

OBJECTIVITY
Independent of subjective judgment of observer/examiner (bias towards a gender or class group)

VALIDITY
Accuracy of measurement; measures what it is supposed to measure (achievement of Unit 2, questions from Unit 3)

RELIABILITY
Stability or consistency of a test; holds good for all situations and all individuals

INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence is a property of mind that encompasses capacities to
•Reason
•Plan
•Solve problems
•Think abstractly
•Comprehend ideas
•Use language
•Learn

LEARNING STYLE
Individuals favor some particular method of interacting with, taking in, and processing stimuli or information. A learning style is the method of learning particular to an individual that is presumed to allow that individual to learn best. It has been proposed that teachers should assess the learning styles of their students and adapt their classroom methods to best fit each student's learning style.

FORMAT OF FILE
•INDEX
•INTRODUCTION
•DESCRIPTION OF TEST
•SCORING OF ITEMS
•INTERPRETATION OF ADMINISTERED TESTS
•CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS
•APPENDIX
•BIBLIOGRAPHY