Abstract

The present study is a survey in nature to find out quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students in Madurai District. The investigator in order to find out quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students developed and validated a tool for the study. The investigator followed stratified random sampling method for the study. Data were collected from the sample. The data were given appropriate statistical treatments. The findings of the study reveal that the majority of higher secondary students (54.22%) are at average level of quantitative aptitude. In differential analysis, there is significant difference in level of quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students in terms of sex. The male students are having more level of quantitative aptitude compared to their counterparts. But there seems to be no significant difference in quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students in terms of locality.

Highlights

  • An aptitude is an innate component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level

  • 2) There is no significant difference in level of quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students in terms of sex

  • 3) There is no significant difference in level of quantitative aptitude among higher secondary students in terms of locality

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Summary

Introduction

An aptitude is an innate component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level. Quantitative aptitude is the ability to do numerical calculations. It refers to the physical and psychological disposition of students towards numerical values and its manipulations. In Banking Service examinations, the quantitative aptitude tests are being used to test the students’ numerical ability. The speed and the rate at which the students finish mathematical calculations and other similar mathematical operations are very much essential for banking sector. In these examinations there has been considerable number of failures from our Tamil Nadu. The study of mathematics subject will improve quantitative aptitude of higher secondary students. The investigator being a mathematics teacher and researcher in the field of Education thought of the conduct of present study

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Delimitations and Scope of the Study
Test and Retest Method
Establishing Validity of the Tool
Analysis and Interpretation of Data
Findings of the Study

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