IS IT ESSENTIAL TO MEASURE INTELLIGENCE ALONG WITH APTITUDE TEST FOR CAREER GUIDANCE
Keywords:
Educational aptitude, Abstract reasoning, Intelligence quotient, Career choiceAbstract
Today aptitude test for career assessment becomes more common among the young adults. Among the numbers of available aptitude tests, Differential Aptitude Test (DAT) is a widely used one. The more scientific way of career choice usually follows aptitude test next to intelligence, personality and interest tests. As it is not quite possible to administer the entire above mentioned tests, it can be possible to administer the aptitude test and intelligence test for a better career choice. Therefore this study was planned to found out the relationship of Aptitude and Intelligence Quotient for better career guidance. A total of 40 subjects have selected randomly from various undergraduate courses studying in Keshav Mahavidyalaya, University of Delhi. After taking their consent for the study and detailing the objective, all the participants were assessed SPM first. After a rest interval of 15 minutes, the DAT was administered. This study indicates that except the Perceptual Speed accuracy, Mechanical Reasoning and Spelling (P=0.01), there is no significant relationship exist between the other subtests of DAT with the Intelligence Quotient (P=0.01). The result also reveals that Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is significantly related to the most important subtest of DAT: Abstract Reasoning and Educational Aptitude. In this regard can be said that, although there is no significant relationship exist between the all the subtests of DAT with SPM but it is satisfying the relationship with abstract reasoning and educational aptitude. Therefore Aptitude test with intelligence may be suggested a better assessment for career guidance especially in educational set up.
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