Study on aptitude test performance of secondary school students

The objective of the present study was to find out the aptitude test performance of secondary school students (grades IX and X). Purposive sample research design was adopted and 40 students were selected from govt schools in Koppaka, West Godvari district of Andhra Pradesh. Tamanna aptitude test scale developed by NCERT was applied. The findings of the study revealed that there was significant difference in level of aptitude among higher secondary students in terms of sex. The male students were having higher level of language aptitude and abstract reasoning compared to their counterparts whereas female students had higher verbal reasoning aptitude. Significant difference was also found in the aptitude of grade IX and X students. Grade X students had higher level aptitude in terms of language, abstract and verbal reasoning.