psychology of aptitude, attitude, attention and interest, educational relevance of aptitude, attitude, attention and interest

1. APTITUDE

2. APTITUDE

3. APTITUDE
▪ MEANING AND NATURE
▪ APTITUDE VS ABILITY
▪ INTELLIGENCE VS APTITUDE
▪ APTITUDE VS INTEREST
▪ CLASSIFICATION OFF APTITUDES
▪ MEASUREMENT OF APTITUDE
▪ UTILITY OF APTITUDETESTS

4. MEANING OF APTITUDE
▪ APTITUDE MAY BE CONSIDERED AS A SPECIAL ABILITY BESIDES
THE GENERAL INTELLECTUAL ABILITY WHICH HELPS AN
INDIVIDUAL TO ACQUIRE A REQUIRED DEGREE OF PROFICIENCY
OR ACHIEVEMENT IN A SPECIFIC FIELD SUCH AS:-
– TEACHING APTITUDE
– NUMERICALAPTITUDE
– MUSICALAPTITUDE
– TYPINGAPTITUDE

5. NATURE OF APTITUDE
▪ APTITUDE DEPENDS UPON :-
– HEREDITY
– ENVIRONMENT

6. APTITUDE VS ABILITY
▪ ABILITY - CONCERNS WITH THE PRESENT CONDITIONS
▪ APTITUDE - HAS FUTURE REFERENCE AND PREDICTS DEGREE
OF ACHIEVEMENT AFTER ADEQUATETRAINING

7. APTITUDE VS INTELLIGENCE
▪ INTELLIGENCE - CONCERNS WITH GENERAL MENTAL ABILITY
▪ APTITUDE - CONCERNSWITH SPECIFIC ABILITIES

8. APTITUDE VS INTEREST
▪ TO GET DESIRABLE SUCCESS IN A GIVEN ACTIVITY, A PERSON
MUST HAVE APTITUDE AND INTREST IN IT
▪ BOTH ARE ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS

9. CLASSIFICATION OF APTITUDE
▪ SENSORY
▪ MECHANICAL
▪ ARTISTIC
– MUSICAL, DANCE,GRAPHIC ART, ACTING ETC
▪ PROFESSIONAL
– CLERICAL, LEGAL,TEACHING, PILOT, MILITARY ETC
▪ SCHOLASTIC
– SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, MEDICAL,COMMERCIAL, LINGUISTIC ETC

10. MEASUREMENT OF APTITUDES
▪ MECHANICAL APTITUDE TEST
▪ MUSICAL APTITUDE TEST
▪ ART JUDGEMENT TESTS
▪ TEACHING, CLERICAL, LEGAL APTITUDE TESTS
▪ SCHOLASTITIC APTITUDETESTS

11. UTILITY OF APTITUDE TESTS
▪ GUIDANCE AND CUNSELLING
▪ EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL SELECTIONS
▪ THEY PREDICT FUTURE CAPACITIES

12. ATTITUDE

13. ATTITUDE

14. ATTITUDE
▪ MEANING
▪ NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
▪ FORMATION OF ATTITUDES
▪ MEASUREMENT OF ATTITUDES
▪ CHANGING OF APTITUDES

15. DEFINITION AND MEANING
TRAVERS
‘AN ATTITUDE IS READINESS TO RESPOND IN SUCH A WAY THAT
BEHAVIOUR IS GIVEN A CERTAIN DIRECTION’
MECKEACHIE & DOYLE
‘WE DEFINE AN ATTITUDE AS AN ORGANISITION OF CONCEPTS,
BELIEFS, HABITS AND MOTIVES ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR
OBJECT’

16. NATURE OR CHARACTERISTICS
▪ ATTITUDE HAVE A SUBJECT-BASED RELATIONSHIP
▪ ATTITUDES ARE LEARNED
▪ ATTITUDES ARE ENDURING STATES OF READINESS
▪ ATTITUDES HAVE MOTIVATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
▪ ATTITUDES ARE NEMEROUS
▪ ATTITUDES ARE POSITIVE ASWELL AS NEGATIVE

17. FORMATION OF ATTITUDES
▪ ATTITUDES ARE LEARNED OR ACQUIRED ATTITUDES AND ARE
FORMED UNDER ONE OFTHE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:-
– INTEGERATIONOF EXPERIANCES
– DIFFERENTIATIONSOF EXPERIANCES
– TRAUMA OF DRAMATIC EXPERIENCE
– ADAPTATIONOFTHE AVAILABLEATTITUDES

18. MEASUREMENT OD ATTITUDE
▪ DIRECT METHODS
▪ INDIRECT METHODS

19. CHANGING OF ATTITUDES
▪ CONDITIONED BYTHE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
▪ HOME AND FAMILY FORMS ATTITUDES
▪ SELF RESPECT
▪ THEY ARE NEVERTAUGHT,THEY ARE CAUGHTTHROUGH DIRECT
& INDIRECT EXPERIANCES
▪ SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
▪ GROUP INTERACTION
▪ AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS AND MEDIA

20. ATTENTION

21. ATTENTION
▪ MEANING & NATURE
▪ TYPES OF ATTENTION
▪ FACTORS AFFECTING ATTENTION
▪ SUSTAINED ATTENTION
▪ DISTRACTION

22. INTEREST

23. INTEREST

24. INTEREST
▪ MEANING AND DEFINITION
▪ NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
▪ FACTORS AFFECTING INTEREST
▪ GENERATING INTERESTS IN LEARNING

25. MEANING & DEFINITIONS
CROW & CROW
INTEREST MAY BE REFERTOTHE MOTIVATING FORCETHAT IMPELS
USTO ATTENDTO A PERSON,THING, OR AN ACTIVITY OR IT MAY BE
THE EFFECTIVE EXPERIENCETHAT HAS BEEN STIMULATED BYTHE
ACTIVITY IT SELF
ROSS
ATHINGTHAT INTERESTS US IS JUST SOMETHINGTHAT CONCERNS
US OR MATTERSTO US

26. MEANING & DEFINITIONS
BN JHA
INTEREST ISTHAT ENDURING MENTAL SYSTEM WHIVH SUSTAINS,
CONTAINS AND CONTINUESTHE ACTIVITY CALLED ATTENTION
McDOUGALL
INTEREST IS LATENT ATTENTION; AND ATTENTION IS INTEREST IN
ACTION

27. NATURE AND CHARACTERISTICS OF INTEREST
▪ IT IS LINKEDWITH OURWANTS, MOTIVES, DRIVES AND BASIC
NEEDS
▪ GREAT MOTIVATING FORCE
▪ INTEREST AND ATTENTION ARE CLOSELY RELATED
▪ PURSUIT OF ONE’S INTEREST IS ALWAYS SATISFYING
▪ IT OVERCOMES PLATEAUES IN LEARNING
▪ INTERESTS ARE NOT PERMANENT

28. FACTORS AFFECTING INTEREST
▪ PERSONAL FACTORS
– PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH
– SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
– AGE & SEX
– EMOTIONS, SENTIMENTS & COMPLEXES
– WISHES, IDEALS, MOTIVESAND GOALS OF LIFE
– ATTITUDE
▪ ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
– SOCIO-ECONIMIC STATUS
– CULTUREAND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
– EDUCATIONANDTRAINING
– OPPORTUNITIES

29. GENERATING INTEREST
▪ SETTING PROPER AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
▪ PROPER SELECTION AND ORGANISATION OF LEARNING
MATERIAL
▪ USE OF APPROPRIATE METHODS ANDTEACHING AIDS
▪ EXPLOITATION OFVARIOUS INSTINCTS OF CHILDREN
▪ MAKE PROPER USE OF SENTIMENTS AND IDEALS
▪ ARRANGING PROPER LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
▪ TEACHER’S PERSONALITY