Attitude, Aptitude and Interest - Definition , Meaning ,Function and Difference

1. Attitude, Aptitude and Interest
Suresh Babu G
Assistant Professor
CTE CPAS Paippad, Kottaym

2. Attitude
The word attitude refers to an
individual's orientation toward an
item, person, concept, institution,
social process, or situation, and is
indicative of his/her web of beliefs
and perceptions, based on either
direct experience or observational
learning.
Attitude is the belief that one has
towards people and surroundings.

3. Attitudes are found as
 The integration of experience
 The differentiation of experience
 Dramatic experience
 The adoption of the available attitudes

4. Definition of Attitude
Travers : “An attitude is a readiness to respond
in such a way that behaviour is given a certain
direction”.
Mckeachie and Doyle : “We define an attitude
as an organization of concepts, beliefs, habits
and motives associated with a particular object”

5. Nature or Characteristics of Attitude
 Attitudes have a subject-object relationship.
 Attitudes are learned.
 Attitudes are relatively enduring states of
readiness.
 Attitudes have motivational-affective
characteristics.
 Attitude are numerous and varied as the stimuli
to which they refer.
 Attitude range from strongly
positive to strongly negative.

6. Types of Attitude
POSITIVE ATTITUDE :- Positive mental attitude is
a psychological term which describes a mental
phenomenon in which the central idea is that one
can increase achievement through optimistic
thought processes. It includes Confidence,
Happiness, Determination etc,
NEGATIVE ATTITUDE :-A negative attitude is
characterized by a great disdain for everything.
Someone who constantly points out the negative
in everything. It consist of Anger, Doubt,
Frustration, etc.

7. NEUTRAL ATTITUDE:
This type of people’s mindset is a neutral one.
There is no doubt. Neither is there any kind of
hope. The people generally tend to ignore the
problems in life. They wait for some other
individual to take care of their problems. They
generally have a lazy life and they are often
unemotional.
SIKKEN ATTITUDE: One of the most dangerous
types of attitude and different is the sikken
attitude. The sikken attitude has the calibre to
destroy every image that comes in connection
with a positive image. This type of attitude is
more of a negative attitude and is very
destructive. It often reflects the mind’s negativity.

8. Aptitude
 The word aptitude is derived from the word
‘aptos’ which means fitted for.
 Aptitude is the aptness or quickness to succeed
in a specific field of activity.
 It is a present condition that is indicative of an
individual’s potentialities for the future.
Aptitude
Capacity
Interest
+ = I am apt for
drawing

9. Definition of Aptitude
According to Warren, aptitude is a set of
characteristics symptomatic of an individual’s
ability to acquire with training. Some specified
knowledge, skill or set of response.
Hahn and Macheam consider aptitude as latent
potentialities underdeveloped capacities to
acquire abilities and skills and to demonstrate
achievement.

10. Nature or Characteristics of Aptitude
 It is an abstract phenomenon and integrative part
of personality.
 It is present condition but with a forward reference.
 It is fairly stable but not perfectly constant.
 Aptitude is a contribution of both heredity and
environment.
 Aptitude implies the prediction about the
individual’s future performance.
 Individual differences can be
seen in aptitudes. I can

11. Interest
• Interest is a feeling or emotion
that causes attention to focus
on an object, event, or
process.
• Interest is a tendency to seek
out an activity or a object and
to become absorbed in it.

12. Definition of Interest
• According to William James, interest is a
“selective awareness or attention that produces
meaning out of mass of one’s experience”.
• According to Berdie, interests are “factors that
attract an individual to or expel him from objects,
persons and activities”

13.  Are very much linked with our wants movies, drives and
basic needs.
 Interest is a great motivating force that persuades an
individual to engage in a cognitive, conative or affective
behaviour.
 Interest and attention are closely
related to each other.
 Interests are innate as
well as acquired dispositions.
 Pursuit of one’s interest is always satisfying. It helps an
individual to realize the goals and aims set by him
 Interest helps in overcoming unusual or early arrival or
frequent repetition of plateaus in learning.
Nature or Characteristics of Interest

14. Interest
Personal
Factors
Environmental
Factors
Factors affecting Interest

15. Methods for Improving
Interest in Learning
Setting the proper aims and objectives.
Proper selection and organization of learning
experiences.
Use of appropriate methods and teaching
aids.
 Exploitation of various instincts of children.
Make proper use of sentiments and ideals.
Arranging proper learning situations or
environment.

16. Difference Between Attitude and Aptitude
Attitude
1. It indicates one’s
preconceived notions and
feels about a specific topic
2. Attitude represents the
state of readiness to
respond to a certain
stimulus.
3. It involves the organization
of concepts, beliefs, habits
and motives
Aptitude
1. It indicates one’s fitness
and ability for a
particular activity.
2. It represents one’s
potentialities to respond
to a certain stimulus.
3. It does not involve the
organization of concepts,
beliefs, habits and
motives

17. Difference Between Attitude and Aptitude
Attitude
4. It have definite motivational
effective characteristics.
5. As a pattern of behaviour,
attitude are less stable than
aptitudes.
6. It is learnt or adopted and has
no innate basis
7. It may be either general or
specific.
8. Attitude may reverse
completely.
9. Are susceptible to change.
10. Now attitudes may be found
even during old age.
Aptitude
4. It does not have any definite
motivational effective
characteristics.
5. As a pattern of behaviour,
aptitudes are more stable
than attitude.
6. It always has an innate basis
7. It is always specific.
8. It never reverse completely with
in the life span of an
individual.
9. It once established, seldom
change.
10. Are found only up to puberty.

18. Difference Between Interest and Aptitude
Interest
1. It is related to the needs
and motives of the
individual.
2. Interests may be either
intrinsic or extrinsic in
nature
3. The pattern of interest
undergoes a vast change
with age.
4. Instinctive needs often
direct and control interests
Aptitude
1. It is not related to the
needs and motives of the
individual.
2. It is always intrinsic in its
nature.
3. It does not undergoes vast
change with age.
4. It is not directed and
controlled by instinctive
needs

19. Difference Between Interest and Aptitude
Interest
5. It evokes attention.
6. It is not permanent. It may
change completely in the
course of development.
7. It cannot be improved with
training.
8. It is directly related to the
emotions, sentiments and
desires.
9. The individual persists over the
interest activity for the long
time.
10. As a determiner of personality,
interests are mostly acquired
Aptitude
5 . Does not evokes attention.
6. It is more or less permanent. It
seldom changes completely.
7. It can be improved with training.
8. Is not directly related to the
emotions, sentiments and desires.
9. The individual need not always
persists over the activity in which
he has aptitude.
10. As a determiner of personality,
interests are mostly innate

20. Good Attitude
Good Aptitude
Good Interest
I have to improve