American Journal of Sociological Research

American Journal of Sociological Research is a peer-reviewed journal which gets an international referee board, mainly embodied from each individually expert professional on the social research fields. The journal contributes to all of the social sciences. It welcomes articles on all aspects of developments that contribute to the improvement of social science knowledge.

Gurkirat Kaur

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Sociological Research

Assistant Professor, CHITKARA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN, CHITKARA UNIVERSITY, India

Research Areas

Educational Technology, Science Education, Educational Psychology

Education

2011Ph.D.Punjabi University, Patiala
2005-2006M.Ed.Punjabi University, Patiala
2004-2005B.Ed.Punjabi University, Patiala
2002-2004M.Sc.Punjabi University, Patiala
1999-2002B.Sc.Punjabi University, Patiala

Academic Achievement

2010, Awarded Bharat Excellence Award and Gold Medal for significant contribution in teaching and research arena by Friendship Forum of India
2010, Biography published in ‘Asian Admirable Achievers’ Volume IV published by Rifacimento Publishers, New Delhi
Associate Editor of Journal of the World Universities Forum
Member of Peer Reviewer Panel of International Journal Of Education & Technology Using ICT
2011, Member of Program Committee of ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN COMPUTING IN EDUCATION
2012, Member of Program Committee for SITE 2012--Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference

Membership

Life Membership of All India Association for Educational Research
Life Membership of Punjab Academy of Sciences
Ordinary Membership of Indian Society of Social Sciences
Ordinary Membership of Gyanodaya-an online Indian Journal
Ordinary Membership of International Association-Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education
Registration with Online SAGE Journals

Publications: Journals

[1]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2012). Development and Psychometric Analysis of Three Tier Diagnostic Concept Achievement Test (TTDCAT) to Assess Errors and Misconceptions in Science at Elementary School Stage, Under Review in International Journal of School Science.
[2]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2012). Development and Psychometric Analysis of Three Tier Diagnostic Concept Achievement Test (TTDCAT) to Assess Errors and Misconceptions in Science at Elementary School Stage, Under Review in International Journal of School Science.
[3]  Kaur, Gurkirat and Singh, Kulwinder (2011). Construction of Three-tier Diagnostic Achievement Test to Assess Errors and Misconceptions in Science at Elementary School Stage, Accepted for publication in International Journal of Advances in Science and Technology, ISSN: 2229-5216.
[4]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Internationalization of Higher Education in India, Accepted for publication in Journal of World Universities Forum, ISSN: 1835-2030.
[5]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2012). Problem- based learning in Initial Teacher Training Programme, Accepted for publication in April, 2012 issue of MERI Journal of Education, ISSN: 0974-2085.
[6]  Kaur, Gurkirat and Singh, Ravinder Pal (2012). Spiritual intelligence of prospective engineers and teachers in relation to their gender, locality and family status, Accepted for publication in January, 2012 issue of Journal of Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, ISSN: 0019-4247.
[7]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2011). Effect of concept mapping on the achievement of school students- a case study, Accepted for publication in October, 2011 issue of MERI Journal of Education, ISSN: 0974-2085.
[8]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Attitude of prospective teachers towards rubric-referenced assessment, MERI Journal of Education, October 2010, Vol. V Number II, ISSN: 0974-2085, pp. 76-85.
[9]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Disaster management as a component of school curriculum, Accepted for publication in September- December, 2010 issue of Journal of School Science, ISSN: 0972-5060.
[10]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Alternative Fuels- A Boon for Future Generation, Journal of School Science, March- June, 2010, Vol.48, No. 1 & 2, , ISSN: 0972-5060, pp.73-76.
[11]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2011). Impact of teacher observation and feedback on prospective teachers, Under Review in Journal of All India Association for Educational Research.
[12]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2011). Addressing errors and misconceptions for effective school education, Under Review in Researcher’s Tandem.
[13]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2011). Disaster management as a component of school curriculum, Educational Herald, April- June, 2011, Vol. 40, No. 2, ISSN: 0974-0732, pp. 44-49.
[14]  Singh, Kulwinder and Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Errors and Misconceptions in science at elementary school stage, Educational Herald, Vol. 39, No. 4, ISSN: 0974-0732, pp. 28-30.
[15]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2009). An Analytical Study of Question Papers of Development of Educational System in India from 2005-09 of Punjabi University, Patiala, Researcher’s Tandem, Vol 1, No. 2, ISSN: 2230-8806, pp. 30-32.
[16]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Right to Education- 2010, Under Review in Researcher’s Tandem.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Kaur, Gurkirat and Kaur, Upneet (2011). Therapeutic Value of Yoga, Paper accepted for publication in the Proceedings of First International Conference on Yoga for Health and Social Transformation, Patanjali Yogpeeth University, Haridwar.
[2]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Effect of Concept mapping on the Achievement of School Students- a Case Study, Paper accepted for publication in the Proceedings of The Second Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, Japan.
[3]  Singh, Ravinder, Kaur, Gurkirat and Kaur, Tejinder (2010). Awareness and attitude of Mechanical Engineering students towards the Interactive Learning Modules, Paper published in the Proceedings of International Conference on Education Informatics, Chitkara Institute of Engineering and Technology, Rajpura.
[4]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2010). Problem-based leaning in teacher education, Paper published in the Proceedings of International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, Spain, ISBN: 978-84-613-5538-9.
[5]  Kaur, Gurkirat (2009). Streamlining the Teaching Practice of B.Ed. Programme, Paper published in the Proceedings of AIAER-Sponsored World Conference, Lovely School of Education, LPU, Phagwara.