Abstract
The present empirical study was designed to study the correlation between the academic achievement and consciousness at two different educational levels of the university. The study was a non-experimental correlation study which was conducted on 150 students (75 graduates, 75 post graduates) of Faculty of Education, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. The number of male and female students was in the ratio of 65:35. A willing participation of the students in the study was sought. Consciousness Quotient Inventory by Brazdau (2008) was used to assess consciousness quotient of the university students at two different educational levels (i.e. graduation and post-graduation). To measure the academic achievement of the students, students' scores of internal and external assessment at the university were considered. Pearson's Product Moment Correlation was used to find out correlation between the scores of Academic achievement and consciousness quotient. Results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic achievement and Consciousness of the students at the two educational levels at the university. Moreover, results indicated the rise in consciousness level with the rise in the educational level at the University. At the end of the paper, educational implications of the study are provided for the teachers, educators, administrators and other people associated with the field of education.
Highlights
Today in the world when we stop for a moment and see all around, we find sufferings, pain, disorder, war, disharmony, distrust, feeling of insecurity and conflict galore
According to him intellectual understanding and experience of pure consciousness are so fundamental that they transform all aspects of the field of education, including foundational concepts, educational practices, and outcomes of education
The analysis of the results shows that there is significant correlation between academic achievement and consciousness of University students and the correlation increases with the level of education at the university (Figure 1)
Summary
Today in the world when we stop for a moment and see all around, we find sufferings, pain, disorder, war, disharmony, distrust, feeling of insecurity and conflict galore. We have become narrow minded and self-centred to the extent such that we do not hesitate to torture others for the sake of our happiness. In such a scenario science of consciousness as stated by Satsangi (2007) is required to successfully mimic human brain and mimic human mind and human spirit which transcend it and thereby enable us to solve problems to cure various ills and evils that affect the society. Mahirishi Mahesh Yogi (as cited in Grants and Jones, 2008) pointing to current education states that the current education lacks a missing fundamental—intellectual understanding and experience of pure consciousness. A blend of spiritual awareness, mindfulness, emotional intelligence is required because it enhances the quality of life–not through trappings, but by adding spice to the small moments of everyday (Goleman,1995)
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