A STUDY ON RURAL AND URBAN CHILDREN IN RESPECT OF INTELLIGENCE

The aim of the present study was to compare the level of intelligence of children in respect of rural and urban subjects. For calculating intelligence, the formula of I.Q = M.A/ C.A x 100 were adopted for the study. The researcher found that the mean significant difference existed in intelligence in the case of rural and urban areas. The intellectual level of study was taken of school children from the urban and rural areas of West Bengal, India. The sample consisted of total six hundred ( N=600 ) of the subjects in respect of rural children (300 ) and urban children (300 ) hundred included which collected from the district of Howrah, Nadia, Kolkata & 24 parganas(s). Whereas, according to 10-years, 11-years and 12-years age group where each group two hundred subject were taken for the purpose of the present study. A systematic random sampling method was followed in the study. The appropriate tests were applied for the purpose of the study such as mean, standard deviation, and t-test. In the present study, the obtained t-value (4.399) were greater than the tabulated value (1.645) are significant at 0.05 level. Therefore, the rural and urban children were significant difference in mean scores in the subjects of intelligence. The t-test was significant at 0.05 levels. Within the same age group there were significantly existed mean scores in intelligence in respect of rural and urban children as well as other age group.