A STUDY ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER TRAINEES IN RELATION TO THEIR MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE

ABSTRACT The concept of Intelligence has been extensively studied, undergoing an evolution form a unitary concept to a more elaborate and complex multidimensional one. The good academic performance of students at the High School Teacher Traineed is of paramount importance in every educational system. The study aimed at finding out the relationship between multiple intelligence and academic performance of high school teacher trainees. The study followed the normative survey method. Multiple intelligence scale and academic performance test were administered to 150 high school teacher trainees from various teacher training institutes in Tiruchirappalli district. The data obtained were subjected to descriptive, differential and relational analysis. The study found that there significant relationship between multiple intelligence and academic performance of high school teacher trainees. Significant difference is also found between male and female teacher trainees in respect their multiple intelligence. The outcome of the study may have valuable implications for the high school teacher education students. KEY WORDS Multiple Intelligence, high school teacher trainees, academic performance.