A study on the multiple intelligence levels of Secondary school students of Government and Private schools in Secunderabad

Abstract

Performance of the individual as a person, citizen, as worker and as a student largely depends upon the intelligence he/she possesses. An intelligent person has the ability to adjust himself to the changing circumstances with ease, efficiency and speed. The Main purpose of this study is to know the multiple intelligence of 9 th standard students of government and private schools in Secunderabad. The respondents comprised of 240students (120 boys and 120 girls) studying in class 9.The Students were randomly selected from a Government high school and a Private school. A Multiple intelligence profiling Questionnaire was developed by Tirri & Nokelainen to identify the student's multiple intelligence was used for collection of data. The results revealed that  There is a significant difference between multiple intelligence levels of government school students and private school students.  Girls have more multiple intelligence levels than the boys.  Government school students excel in three areas i.e., logical, interpersonal and intrapersonal than the private school students.  Boy students are good at spiritual/naturalistic intelligence.