A STUDY OF TEACHING APTITUDE OF PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS IN RELATION TO SEX, INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

The present study has been done to investigate the study of teaching Aptitude of Prospective teachers in relation to Sex, Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Malwa region in Punjab. Descriptive Survey Method of research has been used. The study was conducted over a random sample of 600 prospective teachers (300 males and 300 females). Teaching Aptitude Test Battery by R.P. Singh and S.N. Sharma was used. The tool consists of the following five dimensions: Mental ability, Attitude towards children, Adaptability, Professional information and Professional interest. Raven's standard Progressive Matrices Scale by J.C. Raven was used. Academic Achievement has taken in reference of marks obtained by student teacher in B.A/ B.Sc/B.Com examination. Statistical techniques used for the study were Mean, SD, t-test and ANOVA used for analysis and interpretation of data. The result reveals that there is no significant difference in teaching aptitude of prospective teachers in relation to interaction effect of academic and intelligence.