Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 24: In a first of its kind initiative, Counselling Cell, Directorate of School Education Jammu has initiated the process for conducting Aptitude test of students of Government schools- using Tamanna Aptitude test.
To begin with, Counselling Cell DSEJ conducted two day online Orientation cum Training programme for winter school Faculty counsellors of Jammu Division.
Around 500 faculty counsellors and Psychological task force members were trained for conducting the test on the students.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, under the aegis of Ministry of Education, Government of Indian, has evolved an aptitude test for senior school students named as Tamanna (Try and Measure Aptitude and Natural Abilities) to enable the stakeholders to know the aptitude of students of 9th and 10th class.
The Test includes items on the seven dimensions measured in the aptitude test i.e., Language Aptitude ( LA), Abstract Reasoning ( AR) , Verbal Reasoning (VR), Mechanical Reasoning (MR), Numerical Reasoning (NA), Spatial Aptitude (SA), and Perceptual Aptitude ( PA) along with technical manual, thereby, helping the students of 9th and 10th class to make a better choice of subjects.
In her inaugural address, Anuradha Gupta, Director School Education Jammu shared that the Directorate of School Education, Jammu has taken the lead by being the first one to help students take the benefit of this Test in making appropriate academic choices and career-related decisions.
She said that Tamanna Aptitude test is a facility in the hands of teachers and the right and appropriate use of it will provide information which gives ample time to the students to indulge in self-exploration and self-preparation in academics as well as in exploring the world of work so that they are able to make well-informed career/vocational choices.
Romesh Sharma, Head Counselling Cell DSEJ while speaking at the successful completion of the two days programme advised faculty counsellors to use it as a complimentary tool for exploring /understanding about the child and not to label/judge any child based upon its results.
Dr. Alka Sharma and Renu Kotwal, Shanti Saroop Sharma, were the key Resource Person in this training programme who discussed the different aspects of this test including understanding aptitude, seven sub-tests, test administration and scoring, reporting mechanism, precautions.
Dr. Surinder Sharma, Preeti Sharma and Manan Mahajan, Team Members Counselling Cell helped in its smooth conduct.
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