ddroy's diary

Very nice experience I get through the workshop. The workshop was held in the Indian Institute of Psychometry,Kolkata yesterday, 21.11.2008. Ms. Rama Manna convened the workshop. Approximate 30 students came from the background of Psychology and Social work. Initially, I asked their specific interests in data analysis of SPSS. Finally, I noted that they are mainly limited within the boundaries of univariate and bivariate statistics. I taught them how to understand the data properties through graphs (stem-leaf, bar diagram with NPC, and box whisker plot) and statistics (Standard error of mean, skewness, kurtosis etc.) by SPSS. They have learnt how to transfer files, how to select cases for analysis, how to control missing data in the analysis, how to prepare summary report of statistical data for PG dissertation. Finally, I taught them dendogram and principal component analysis and how to name the variables out of analysis. Besides, I have observed the followings: **The dissertation t

Performing art therapy = Music (instrument + song)+ dance+drama. Introduction to Psychology: Perception of Musical patterns;(Gestalt theory) Musical Intelligence;(Olav Skill's theory) Thinking and imagery process;(Moreno's theory) Learning;(Pavlov,Skinner,Titchner,Gestalists,Tolman) Musical communication:joint attention,intention and emotion; Musical Identity; Consciouness Effect of music on cognition, emotion and psycho motor coordination Cognitive Neuropsychology and Music [Book on Music therapy and rehabilitation] Theory of arousal and effect of music on stress (John Slobda) Principles of psycho-motor coordination Psychoanalytic, creative, behavioral and receptive music therapy Freud Literature: What is dance therapy? Dance Therapy 1. Cognition: Learning music requires focused attention, abstract, relational thinking and fluid intelligene (called "executive control"). Study: Effects of Music Training on Brain and Cognitive Development in Under-Privileged 3- to 5-

Over all kalke khoob participation peyechilam. Pure, Applied er Mam, ebong students, Education dept. er Mam ebong students niye khoob bhalo ekta gathering hoyechilo. Bhebechilam je lunch er par aar keu thakbe na, seta hoy ni. Sabai chilo. Pratham seat theke shesh seat parjanta sabai sarakkhan participate karechilo. Haldia, narendrapur theke amader uttarpara parjanta sabai esechilo. Ebar boli tara ki shikhlo ? Research karte gele new construct ba variable ki kare explore karte hoy? Take operationally define karte hoy ki bhabe ? Operational definition ta thik holo ki na seta ki bhabe bujhte hoy ? Tar janye ki bhabe item design karte hoy ? Item gulor validity ki bhabe test karte hoy ? Item cluster theke abar ki bhabe new construct beroy ? Dimension gulo r validity ki kare ber karte hoy ? Finally research report lekhar khetre introduction ebong review of literature ki bhabe likhte hoy Statistical tools er madhye principal component analysis, multidimensional scaling, discriminant function