Dr. APJ Educational Consultancy

SCHOOL VISIONING AND FACILITATING

A Versionary Educatrional Leader Dr. Ajeeth Prasath Jain has worked through the years as an advisor to school managements to improve the quality of education in their institutions. With changing times, it is imperative for schools to be equipped not only academically, but also on the grounds of technology and employ necessary methods to include it in their existing systems.

The most important factor that helps in the path to success is adaptability to change. While change is a process rather than a destination, it is necessary to be aware and ready to take on the challenge and adapt. To work towards change, it is important to have a mind that is ready for it.

Preparing students, teachers and the management to meet the demands of the constantly changing world is a conscious effort that is required on the part of all the parties involved. Dr. Ajeeth Prasath Jain provides the support and advice that is necessary to develop a mindset that is ready for change and facilitates the process of change i.e. Board complains, system and processes, quality of educations and teacher performance and overall functioning of the school. Having worked with parents, students and schools, he is well equipped to foresee and handle any hurdle that may arise in the process.

IT Audit

21st-century schools are absolutely IT driven. The day to day activities of the schools right from the issuing of application forms, students’ data like profiles, marks, progress reports, attendance etc., and the other accounts of the school are being handled by using high-end computers. Communication between the school and the stakeholders is entirely through either SMS or emails. A new trend has emerged changing the class room dynamics converting routine paper-based activities to paperless schools.

In the above process, the usage of internet has become mandatory.

In the recent past, the whole world has experienced the attack of the RANSOM virus. Some of the IT giants have experienced a huge loss of a data. Through our IT audit, the team of experts will have a check on the entire network setup of the school and the provisions available for the safety of data. If any potential threat has been found, we will give a detailed report on how to protect the whole system.

In our audit, we will also ensure the genuineness of various software used on campus and suggestions will be given to the management based on the outcome of the audit.

Life skill assessment for students

Life skills are skills imparted to children to enhance positive behaviour and to help them deal with challenges in an effective way. It is vital to measure these skills which have a direct impact on a student’s behaviour and mindset. One of the many ways through which life skills can be assessed is through standardized psychometric questionnaires. These questionnaires are similar to a survey wherein it measures personality characteristics using a set of questions. The three key life skills which will be tested are Self-esteem, Empathy, and Locus of Control.

Self-esteem is a measure of a child’s self-worth and it is important because it has huge implications on the student’s personality and belief system, academic performance, and participation in extra-curricular activities. This will be measured using Rosenberg’s self-esteem questionnaire which is a 10-item scale.
Empathy is the extent to which a student can relate to other’s feelings and act accordingly. As it is the key element of emotional intelligence and helps to co-exist with other people and work together as a team, it is essential to measure empathy in schools. This will be measured using Toronto Empathy Questionnaire which is a 16-item scale.
Locus of Control is the measure of the degree to which a student believes they have control over an event or an outcome. It is always essential for the child to have a balanced LoC, to attribute life events appropriately and lead a successful life. This will be measured using Rotter’s Locus of Control Scale which is a 29-item scale.

At the end of the psychometric assessment, every student’s emotional and social skills on these three dimensions can be quantified and interpreted accordingly. An auto-generated report about every student at an individual level, class level, and school level will be one of the rewarding perks of this assessment through which the management will be able to profile students. This helps the school to make meticulous class wise or gender wise comparisons.