A Study on Achievement Motivation as Related to General Mental Ability of B.Ed. Tea her Trainees in Kerala

This study studied the how achievement motivation related to Mental Ability of B. Ed Teacher Trainees in Kerala. The sample consisted of 502 B. Ed Teacher in Kerala. The tools used for the study were Achievement Motivation Scale (AMS) by Dr. Shah Beena. (1986). ii) General Mental Ability Test by Roma Pal and Rema Tiwari (1987) (iii) Personal data Sheet to collect the data on selected variables like locality, stream of study, types of institution and parental income. The results revealed that. (i) There is significant difference between parents income groups in Achievement Motivation. (ii) There is no significant difference among Achievement Motivation of B. Ed Teacher from Rural and Urban areas, Arts and Science Stream and Parental income. (iii) There is significant difference between types of institutions regarding Achievement Motivation. (iv) There is significant difference in Mental Ability of B. Ed Teacher Trainees in Arts stream and Science Stream, types of Institution and parental income group Students have more Mental Ability than Government and Slf Financing Colleges of Education. Key Words: Achievement motivation, General Mental Ability, B. Ed teacher Trainees, Academic Achievement, Personality