A Dutch study found that shy and introverted students are more likely to choose science subjects at school while more sociable children tend to avoid them. Researchers at the University of Groningen analyzing data on nearly 4000 students found that their subject choices at age 15 were affected by personality, NewScientist.com reported.
Students choosing science subjects tended to be less extroverted than those who chose non-science subjects and scored more highly on conscientiousness and emotional stability, education researcher Hanke Korpershoek said. “There is a feeling that science students have nerdy characteristics,” she says, “but we were surprised to see it in our results, and to see it as early as age 15.” While she says she’s not recommending guiding students based on personality tests, she argues that teachers should focus not just on a subject’s content but on the type of job it might lead to.
IHRC, ICRC approached against HR violations in IHK: A Kashmiri delegation led by the All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, has urged Islamic Human Rights Commission and International Committee of Red Cross to stress India to stop human rights violations by Indian troops and police personnel in Indian Held Kashmir.
According to KMS, the delegation held separate meetings with the Chairman of IHRC, Dr Masood Shah Jarai and ICRC Asia Director.
The Kashmiri leaders called upon the human rights bodies to play their role in investigation of unmarked graves and recovery of enforced disappeared persons in the territory. They asked the ICRC Asia Director to pay a visit to the occupied territory to know by himself the inhuman treatment being meted out to illegally detained pro-movement leaders and activists in different jails of Kashmir.
The Islamic Human Rights Commission Chairman and ICRC Asia Director in their meetings with Kashmiri representatives expressed concern over the human rights violations in Kashmir. They assured the delegation that they would keep continuing their efforts to resolve the issue.
Shy students choose science subjects: Study
