There are various facets of student’s personality, for which JP has evolved conceptual constructs and operative methods.
Intellectual development or development of thinking abilities
The first stage in the development of thinking ability is arousal of curiosity about one’s surroundings and about living beings and natural and man-made non-living objects. The aroused curiosity is satisfied by using abilities and skills such as use of libraries, reading skills, handling of tools and instruments, understanding relationships between objects and people, analyzing objects and information, and finding correlation between different sets of data. For developing the above abilities and teaching the above skills, JP has developed techniques such as training in observation skills, reading skills, thinking skills and ability to execute tasks in the laboratory, classroom and home. Opportunity to work in small or large groups and make presentations before groups and giving challenging tasks are also included in the techniques for intellectual development.