A STUDY OF HIGHER MENTAL ABILITY IN SCIENCE AMONG JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS OF JALNA DISTRICT

Present research Aims to study Higher Mental Ability in Science among Junior College Students of Jalna District. The sample of the study was selected by Proportionate Stratified Random Sampling method which includes 500 junior college students from eight talukas of Jalna District studying in science stream . Too l used for the research was standardized ‘ Test of higher mental ability in science (THMAS)’ by Dr.D.N.Sansanwal. Research finding reveals that the higher mental ability in science of junior college students is average. The Application ability in science of junior college students was found average, whereas the Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation ability respectively was found to be is low. Result also revealed that there is significant difference between application analysis, synthesis ability of male and fe male students and no significant difference between evaluation ability of male and female students.