Academic achievemnt: correlation with aptitude, attitude and anxiety

Teaching is a wholesome activity. The personality of the teachers plays an equally important role along with the academic parameters. The present research is designed to study the correlation of academic achievement with teaching aptitude, attitude and anxiety in M.Ed. students. A sample of 296 M.Ed. students from the department and colleges of Education affiliated to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad was selected randomly for the study. Standardized test were used for assessment of teaching aptitude, attitude and anxiety in M.Ed. students. Pearson Product moment correlation coefficient and its significance value (p-value) were calculated to test the hypothesis. Study shows that teaching aptitude and attitude is positively correlated to academic achievement while anxiety is correlated negatively. Anxiety had a significant moderate negative correlation with academic achievement. The study recommended that, more research should be carried out in this area and measures should be taken to lower the level of anxiety in the M.Ed. students.