Study of Information Communication Technology Based Psycho-Cognitive Profiling of Students

Psychology and the information & communication technology. The researchers in psychology have done lot of work in this regard but still connectivity to the technology is still lacking. The proposed study was focus on create awareness, providing the analysis and solution on internet. This e-psychology platform was based on modern informative and communicative tools. The design meticulously is an effort to provide an innovative platform that was user-centered, user-friendly, modular and flexible. In addition, the aim was to exploit in full all the capabilities of contemporary Internet technologies for the benefit of both students and academic institutions with effort to primarily cover as much as possible the psychological needs of the aforementioned users of the platform. Psycho cognitive profile: In the study an effort was made to create a comprehensive picture of selected sample with regard to psychological characteristics and cognitive abilities. Psycho cognitive profile was include socio-demographic detail, personality, multiple intelligence, mental health aspects and Meta-cognitive skills. Such detailed picture might help in enhancing awareness about self. Moreover mental health status examination and screening may help in identifying high-risk population. A specific counseling module and enhancement strategies may then be developed for selected sample. The objectives of the proposed work are development of psycho cognitive profile of the sample under study and find out the descriptive status the predictors and criterion variables. Model development for the improvement of the psycho-cognitive profile. The present study aimed at developing the psycho-cognitive profile of adolescents of 17 to 21 years. The profile included the detailed description of personality type, multiple intelligence, meta-cognitive skills and mental health status of the sample under study. On practical grounds, this necessitates the collaborative efforts of psychologists and IT professionals. With this rationalization thinker an attempt was made to develop IT-enabled psychological measurement in the specifically identified areas. The testing and interpretation was conducted for a significantly sample, so as to assess the current mental health status and general psycho-cognitive profile of student youth of Nashik. The major findings are that current status in personality types, multiple intelligences, meta-cognitive skills and Mental Health. Only the musical type intelligence. The present ICT enabled platform (E-Psychology) is user-friendly, adaptive and flexible environment to support synchronous and asynchronous information of psychological fields, tests, assessment, diagnosis and support. This can be further extended to support therapy, consultation and intervention through an effective exploitation of ICTs. E-psychology is not the alternative field of psychology but a resource to enhance the conventional psychological process.

• To descriptive study of the sample on Personality, Multiple Intelligence, Meta-cognitive Skills and Mental Health.

• To analyze the descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) of the sample under study.

• To identify the status predictor variable (Personality, Multiple Intelligence) for the criterion variables (Meta-cognitive Skills and Mental health) of the sample under study.

The sample of 50 adolescents is chosen for the present study from Nashik by the purposive sampling method.

Despite the youth advantage that is positioning India as a rising power in all spheres and sectors, a growing young population is facing depression and mental disorders because of competition, loneliness, connectivity, workload, and unemployment. According to the WHO, India has the higher rate of suicide among youth, and the age is going down rapidly. A large number of this population is on the brink.

Subjects who fulfilled the following criterion were included:  Whose age range are between 18 to 21 years  The sample is familiar with information technology.

 Personality  Multiple Intelligence  Meta-cognitive Skills  Mental Health

To investigate the type of personality, multiple intelligence (predictive parameters) meta-cognitive skills & mental health (criterion parameters) of youth studying in reputed college of Nashik, the chosen tools, and their details are as follows.

A self-made demographic questionnaire was administered to obtain demographic information from the participants. This questionnaire included basic demographic details (i.e., name, age, class, gender, education, the medium of study, type of family, parent‘s occupation) of the participants of the present study.  Career Interest Checklist  Multiple Intelligence Scale  Meta-Cognitive Skills Scale  Positive and Negative Affect Schedule-Expanded Form (PANAS-X)

The sample for the present study of 50 youths (30 males and 20 females) from the Colleges of Nashik. Administrative personnel were contacted; they were convinced about the purpose, significance, and privacy of the study. Detailed information about the identity of the researcher, the type, and purpose of the study, how to complete the questionnaires were provided to the subjects and those who expressed a desire to participate in the study. A website was developed for the collection of data where the visitor can see all the information about the study and the general idea about it. After seeking information consent were asked to register to attempt the different tests. In the registration process, general information was collected and assurance was given for the confidentiality and anonymity. After registration process participants were asked to read the instructions carefully and were encouraged to express their ideas and opinions frankly and freely. The subjects were requested to complete all the items of each measure. Sufficient time is allocated to them so that they understand each item and respond carefully. The participants were free to contact with the researcher if any difficulty with a measure or other concerns arose. The researcher addressed any questions or concerns presented by the participant on an individual basis as necessary. Prior

Descriptive statistics of Mean and SD at level is calculated for all the variables predictor variables (Personality, Multiple Intelligence) and criterion variables (Meta-cognitive Skills, and Mental health) under study. The statistical analysis is carried out by using IBM-SPSS-PASW 18.0 version.

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 JavaScript  JQuery

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E-psychology is an important tool that simplifies the Psychological test and evaluation process conducted by the psychologist to access the status of psychological conditions of individuals who could be students or working professionals. This platform removes the traditional way of examination conduction and uses the latest technology to organize tests online. Compared to the traditional pen-paper tests, online tests are far more cost-effective and time-consuming. These help in objectively assessing the eligibility of the candidate for the profile. Due to easy availability of computer and internet, this method is highly popular nowadays Online tests could be conducted easily even for the students situated in remote areas, as one need not physically visit the center. Timer-based online tests ensure fair play for all, as all are given the same amount of time to complete the test. The system automatically calculates marks secured by the student and generates a report. It allows for the creation of question bank, management of results and printing of the same. The purpose of the system in place of pen and paper test. Thus, there is a strong need to develop an online evaluation system to generate a psycho-cognitive profile for adolescents. The psycho cognitive profile includes the personal and social information along with test data of personality, and multiple intelligence, Metacognitive skills, and mental health aspects. The requirement for the web application is as follows  A static page to describe the psychological fields and use of the application.  A dynamic page to collect and store the personal and social information of the adolescents.  Database for storing personal and social data along with test data and results.  Database for the test questions, marking scheme and interpretation.  Login/Logout page and a dashboard/personal area for the individual  A menu-driven system for the psychological tests in the dashboard  Display of test results in the graphical and numerical form  Pages for Interpretation of the psychological test result  Tools such as Contact, Feedback and change password, etc.  Statistical analysis of adolescent‘s data.

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Descriptive analysis Descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations scores) were calculated for scores on each of the variable of interest (Table no. 2) for the sample consisting of 50 students. Deviation for the six types of the personality.

The mean value of the all the personality type is above the mid value. Artistic type is the highest shown personality with mean 5.39 and Realistic is the least shown personality with mean value 5.05.

Table no. 3 shows the Mean and Standard Deviation value of Multiple Intelligence.

Results show that Interpersonal (33.46) is the leading intelligence type and the linguistic (30.00) is the least common intelligence.

The table no. 4 depicts Mean and Standard Deviation on dimensions of Metacognitive Skill.

The obtained mean scores higher than the mid values of expected score range thereby depicting the relatively high level of meta-cognitive skill in all the eight dimensions. Here information management system shows the highest mean value.

In the present study, Mental Health is comprised of Mood States (Positive Affect and Negative Affect). Table no. 5 indicates Mean and Standard Deviations of Subjective Well Being – Positive Affect and Negative Affect.

Thus the present sample may be considered as high on the General Positive Affect; slightly low on the General Negative Affect; slightly high on hostility and Sadness components of Basic Negative Emotions; average on Joviality, and Attentiveness components; high on Self Assurance of Basic Positive Emotions; and Shyness, Fatigue, Serenity and Surprise components of Others Affective States.

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Assistant Professor, Commerce, Management & Computer Science, College, Nashik