EFFECT OF INTELLIGENCE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS OF 8TH GRADE STUDENTS

The purpose of the study to ascertain the effect of intelligence on academic achievement of 8th grade students in Mathematics. The research study followed descriptive survey method of research and correlation techniques. A sample of 50 students of 8th grade standard was taken from a government secondary school of Puri district, Odisha. The investigator used Mixed Group Test of Intelligence developed by Dr.P.N.Mehrotra and collected intelligence score from the students and the achievement scores in mathematics are collected from previous summative test result. The result of the study shows a significant difference between the intelligence and academic achievement of students of 8th grade. It also shows that the intelligence of the students does not affect by their gender and locality.