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Deliverable 6.3 of the GraspOS project: Community of Practice and Training Activities Plan This report details the training activities and community-engagement activities of GraspOS, describing the background, purpose, and processes in place to ensure fruitful engagements with various stakeholders from various organisations that are interested in ‘open science-aware responsible research assessment practices’., The deliverable awaits official approval by the Project Officer. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon Europe framework programme under grant agreement No. 101095129. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Executive Agency. Neither the European Union nor the European Research Executive Agency can be held responsible for them.

The present investigation is focused to study on College Students’ Educational usage of Mobile Phone in relation to their Educational status. The normative survey method has been adopted in the present study. The random sampling technique has been used. The major finding shows that, there is a no significant relationship between College Students’ Educational usage of Mobile Phone and Educational Status. It further shows that the college students not differ significantly in their Educational usage of Mobile Phone with respect to Type of residence and Medium of study but they differ with respect to Family type. There is a significant difference in their Educational Status with respect to Type of residence, Family type and Medium of study type.

This Social Maturity scale developed with 59 statements and after pilot study 46 statements retained. This scale is prepared for the students of higher secondary level (15-17 years of age). The final version of the Social Maturity Scale has been prepared with 46 valid items. The final version of the Social Maturity Scale has been prepared with 46 valid items with options as A-Strongly Agree, B-Agree, C-Undecided, D-Disagree, and E-Strongly Disagree. The scoring is 4, 3, 2, 1, and 0 for positive statements and reverse for the Negative statements.

The present investigation is focused to study on College Students’ Educational usage of Mobile Phones in relation to their Academic Motivation. The normative survey method has been adopted in the present study. The random sampling technique has been used. The major finding shows that, there is no significant relationship exists between College students’ Educational usage of Mobile phone and their Academic Motivation.

This study was under taken to find out the D.El.Ed., Students’ Perceived Assistance of Mobile Phones for Course Ubiquitousness. Normative survey has been adopted. The investigation was conducted in the area of Palakad, Ernakulam and Malapuram Districts of Kerala, India.Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 177 D.El.Ed., students from 3 Teacher Training institutions. Perceived Assistance of Mobile Phones for Course Ubiquitousness Scale constructed and validated by Rajkumar J & Venkataraman S (2017), was used for the study. The findings of the study shows that there is a high level of assistance of Mobile Phones for Course Ubiquitousness perceived by the D.El.Ed., Students.

The objective of this study is to find out the B.Ed., Students’ level of Assertiveness. The present investigation was undertaken by using normative survey method. The survey method gathers data from a large number of cases at a particular time. The present study consists of 200 B.Ed., Students studying at B.Ed., Colleges located in Nagappattinam district of Tamil Nadu. The sample was selected by using simple random sampling technique. For the present investigation, the researcher used the tool constructed and validated by Robert E. Alberti & Michael L. Emmons (2000), Assertiveness Inventory to asses the Assertiveness of B.Ed., Students. The calculated mean score of entire sample indicates that the B.Ed., Students have high level of Assertiveness.

This study was under taken to find out the D.El.Ed., Students’ Access to Resources and Teachers using Mobile Phones. Normative survey has been adopted. The investigation was conducted in the area of Palakad, Ernakulam and Malapuram Districts of Kerala, India. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 177 D.El.Ed.,, students from 3 Teacher Training institutions. Access to Resources and Teachers using Mobile Phones Scale constructed and validated by Venkataraman S (2016), was used for the study. The findings of the study shows that there is high level Access to Resources and Teachers using Mobile Phones among the D.El.Ed., Students.

This study was under taken to find out the D.El.Ed., Students’ Attitude towards Educational usage of Mobile Phones. Normative survey has been adopted. The investigation was conducted in the area of Palakad, Ernakulam and Malapuram Districts of Kerala, India.Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 177 D.El.Ed.,, students from 3 Teacher Training institutions. Attitude towards Educational usage of Mobile Phones Scale constructed and validated by Mohamed Basheer K &Venkataraman S (2020), was used for the study. The findings of the study shows that theres a favourable attitude towards educational usage of Mobile Phones among the D.El.Ed., Students.

This study was conducted among Teacher Educators of B.Ed., Colleges of Cuddalore, Nagappattinam and Tanjore districts of Tamil Nadu. normative survey method was adopted for this study. The tool used for this study is “Education based Android-Cell phone Application Awareness Inventory”, constructed and standardised by Venkataraman.S (2013). The findings of this study shows that there is moderate level of Education based Android-Cell phone Application Awareness among Teacher Educators. Further 87 (43.50%) Teacher Educators out of 200 Teacher Educators are using Android cell phones.

This study was conducted with an intention to find out he changes in achievement and Study habit of Teacher trainees form their Higher Secondary course to the end of their Teacher Training Course. The Locality of the Schools and the Groups of study were taken as demographic variables for this study. The findings show significant changes in achievement and in study habit.

The aim of this study is to find out the Usage of Technology in Teaching for Higher Secondary Students. The present investigation was undertaken by using normative survey method. The present study consists of 200 Higher Secondary School Teachers working at Higher Secondary Schools located in Nagappattinam district of Tamil Nadu. The sample was selected by using simple random sampling technique. For this study the Usage of Technology in Teaching Scale, Prepared by Catherine S. Fichtena, (2014) is used to collect data. The results shos that the Higher Secondary School Teachers are having moderate level of Usage of Technology in Teaching.

The objective of this study is to find out Social Maturity of higher secondary students. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 756 Higher Secondary students. Finding out the Higher Secondary students’ level of, Social Maturity is the objective of the present study. For the present study, the investigator adopted Normative survey method. The present investigation was conducted in the area of Chitradurga, Davanagere and Bellary Districts of Karnataka, India. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 756 Higher Secondary students. Social Maturity Scaleconstructed and validated by Shanthamurthy C and Venkataraman S (2020) used for the present study. The findings of the present study show that the Higher Secondary students are having moderate level of Social Maturity.

This review covers basics about the Reels and Shorts of Facebook and Youtube, their utility and popularity. Their Educational usage for Teachers and Students have been reviewed. Also added the Positive and Negative impacts on the common people, and also to the Students.

Teacher Education is the vital training centre for the future Teachers of the Nation. The advance technologies usage in the teacher education is providing two way application to the learners. One is as a management system from the side of the Teacher educator another one is as Teaching and Learning system. In this paper, the procedure adopted for the development of the Mobile Application has been given.

The aim of this article is to record briefly the findings of a few research studies conducted in India and abroad on topics that are related to the Scientific Attitude among Higher Secondary Students. Inferences of the review of related literature also find its place at the end of this paper. Twenty five studies has been reviewed, from researches conducted in last one decade.

This study was conducted on the data of Newly selected Assistant Professors for Tamil and English subjects for Arts and Science Colleges of Tamilnadu, the secondary data. The objectives of this study is to find out the percentage of candidates selected with respect to the demographic variables, Subject, Gender, Community, Physically Handicapped Age, ,Educational Qualifications and Experiences. Percentile analysis made with data derived from the Teachers Recruitment Board (TRB)- website announcements.

The present study aimed to find the High School Teachers’ Successfulness. In the present study, Normative Survey method is adopted. Random sampling technique is used in the selection of the sample for 200 High School Teachers. The tool used in this study is the Teachers’ Successfulness Scale constructed by Bhella (2001). The findings shows that the High School Teachers have high level of Successfulness.

The objective of this study is to find out academic achievement and academic commitment of higher secondary students. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 756 Higher Secondary students. The study shows that there is a significant positive relationship exists between Higher Secondary students’ Academic Achievement and their Academic commitment. Further, Gender and Locality plays significant

The aim of the present study is to find out the problems related to Smart Class room Utilization among Secondary and Higher Secondary school Teachers. 42 Teachers and of Secondary and Higher Secondary schools, from Cuddalore and Mayiladuthurai Districts of Tamilnadu, India is the sample selected for the present study. Interview method adopted with an open ended question. Each teachers was requested to list down their issues encountered in using Smart class rooms successfully.The teachers who have access to Smart Class rooms listed their practical issues with the Smart class rooms.

This study was intended to find out the College Students’ level of Educational Usage of Mobile Phones. Normative Survey method is adopted. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample for 200 College Students from Cuddalore district of Tamilnadu, India. Findings of the study indicates that College Students have moderate level of Educational Usage of Mobile Phones.

This study was under taken to find out the Effectiveness of M-Learning for Teacher Education at Primary level. Normative survey has been adopted. The investigation was conducted in the area of Palakad, Ernakulam and Malapuram Districts of Kerala, India. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 177 D.El.Ed.,, students from 3 Teacher Training institutions. To find out the effectiveness of Mobile Learning, Attitude towards Educational usage of Mobile Phones Mobile Applications’ Assistance for Access to Resources and Teachers, Mobile Applications’ Assistance for Course proceedings and Mobile Applications’ Assistance for Course Ubiquitousness were calculated. The total score of the scales gave the effectiveness of M-Learning. The findings of the study shows that there is high level of Effectiveness of M-Learning for Teacher Education at Primary level.

The purpose of this study was to examine the study habit of teacher trainees and the signi?cance of difference between the sub samples like Gender, Locality and Nature of family. 400 Teacher Trainees' (D.T.Ed.,) were selected from Kanniyakumari District, Tamil nadu. The tool used in this study is Study Habit Inventory was constructed and validated by Patel (1975). The ?ndings of this study is shows signi?cant di?erence between Male and Female teacher trainees, there is no signi?cant difference between rural and urban teacher trainees and there is signi?cant di?erence between Joint and Nuclear family teacher trainees in their study habit.

One of the aims of this study is to construct and validate a tool for measuring the PPP Psychological factors of Higher Secondary Students. On the basis of review of related studies, five dimensions were identified and for each of the dimensions separate scale have been constructed. 25 statements were prepared for the pilot study for each of the scales. The dimensions identified for Psycho Quality of friendship are: Mental Health, Emotional Maturity, Quality of friendship, Parental Encouragement and Attitude towards Zoology. Hence, 5 scales have been constructed.

Statements prepared to measure the attitude of Teachers towards Smart boards in Class rooms. There 38 statements with 7 negative items. The options are Strongly Agree, Agree, Undecided Disagree and Strongly Disagree. The scoring procedure for the scale is, the scoring for positive items are 5,4,3,2,1,0 and the reverse is for negative items.ie, 0,1,2,3,4. The scale can be validated by the researchers with their population and can be utilized among School as well as higher education teachers who are using smart boards.

This paper presents the normative survey findings of Teachers’ Attitude towards Educational Administration. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 200 teachers from Nagappattinam District of Tamilnadu India. The findings of study are: The teachers are having favourable attitude towards Educational Administration in terms of their Gender, Type of School, Community, Locality and Religion. There is significant difference between Male and Female, UG and PG qualified teachers with respect to their Attitude towards Educational Administration. There is no significant difference between Arts and Science group teachers rural and urban teachers, with respect to the type of Management of their Schools (Government/Aided/Private, with respect to community and with respect to their Religion (Hindu/Islam/Christian).

This study was intended to find Inferiority Complex of High School students in relation to their Academic Achievement. It is found that the High School students have high level of Inferiority complex. Further the students have moderate level of Academic achievement. Normative survey method was adopted for this study and the sample were selected by random sampling from Cuddalore District of Tamilndau, India.

Psychological Resilience of Higher Secondary Students In the present study the researcher has employed normative research method. In order to assess level of psychological Resilience of Higher secondary students, psychological Resilience Scale constructed and validated by Wangled and Young (2006) has been used by the researcher for the data collection. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 200 higher secondary students of Nagappattinam district, Tamil nadu, India. The finding of the present study on Psychological Resilience of Higher Secondary Students indicates that the higher secondary students have high level of Psychological Resilience. Further, there is significant difference between Male and Female, Arts and Science, Joint family and Nuclear family students with respect to their Psychological Resilience.

This review paper presents the analysis about the features of Learning Management System (LMS) and the ways to include parental participation into LMS. A list of 20 popular LMs given. The main features of LMS discussed. The ways and importance of including parents into Leaning Management Systems also discussed.

The objective of this study is to review studies related to academic achievement of students in relation Social Maturity at secondary and higher secondary school level. Thirty four research works on the Academic achievement and Social maturity were consolidated. The review covers the variables of the study, methodology adopted, sample of the study, tool used and the important findings and recommendations.

The aim of this study is to find out the Creativity of IX Standard Students. The present investigation was undertaken using normative survey method. Creativity Scale developed by Venkataraman D (1998) was used for the data collection. The study consists of 200 IX Standard students studying in Nagappattinam District, Tamil Nadu. The result shows that the IX Standard students have higher level Creativity.

The objective of this study is to find out academic achievement and Social Media usage of higher secondary students. Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 756 Higher Secondary students. The study shows that there is a significant positive relationship exists between Higher Secondary students’ Academic Achievement and their Social Media usage.

The major objective of the present study is to find out the Occupational Stress among Women Teachers”. For the present study, Normative Survey method is adopted. Random sampling technique is used in the selection of the sample for 200 Women Teachers selected from Secondary Schools located in Nagappattinam District of Tamilnadu. The “Occupational Stress scale”, developed by Chandra N (2008) was used in this study. The major findings of the present investigation shows that the Women Teachers have moderate level of Occupational Stress.

This study was conducted to identify the Problems perceived by the Student Teachers of D.EI.Ed., and B.Ed., courses with regard to M-Learning and their expectation for the betterment of the M-Learning-the online learning. The investigation was conducted in the area of Palakad, Ernakulam and Malapuram Districts of Kerala, India.Random sampling technique was used in the selection of the sample of 177 D.El.Ed., students from 3 Teacher Training institutions and 490 B.Ed., students from 9 B.Ed., colleges. The sample were distributed two open ended questions and their responses were consolidated.

Android Mobil Application developed for the execution of Teacher Education Curriculum. To validate the developed App, formal software testing procedures like Alpha and Beta Testing adopted. Then, The Application was executed for experimentation with the Teacher and Students. The study conducted in a Quasi- Experimental way. Its effectiveness assessed by conducting Pre and Post survey using survey tools. The result shows effectiveness of the developed Mobile Application.

This study has been conducted to analyse the Effectiveness Mobile -Learning for the Execution of Teacher Education curriculum. To measure the Effectiveness Mobile -Learning for the Teacher Education courses,Teacher trainees’Attitude towards Educational usage of Mobile Phones, Access to Resources and Teachers using Mobile Phones, Perceived Assistance for Course proceedings and Perceived Assistance for Course Ubiquitousness were calculated. The data were collected from I Year B.Ed., Students. The data collected from the selected B.Ed., Studentswere statistically treated. It is found that Mobile Learning is having high level effectiveness.

This review paper reviewed about the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) of India, its process of accreditation and the major criticism about its functioning, like, lack of transparency, slow in process, bias in accreditation, gap between stake holders and NAAC. The suggestions put forth by the researchers to increase its credibility also consolidated.

The aim of this study was to find out the Profile update status of Teaching Staff in Annamalai University Website. The sample consisted of 102 Teaching Staff of Annamalai University. The data were collected and it was analyzed by Percentile test. The finding is that out of selected 102 sample for this study, 41 (40.20%) Teaching staff have updated their Profile in the Institutional website, while 61 (59.80%) Teaching staff have not updated their Profile.