Volume 18, No. 6, 2021
Cognitive Abilities Of Higher Secondray Students In Southern Districts Of Tamil Nadu
Rejee M.K Nair & Dr. B.C. Sobha
Abstract
Cognition is concerned with how a individual perceives and acts in the world. It's a set of mental abilities or processes that have a role in practically every human action we do when awake. Cognitive skills are the abilities to solve problems, adapt to and learn from everyday life experiences. The study investigated the cognitive abilities of higher secondary students in southern districts of Tamil Nadu (Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli). The sample size consisted of eight hundred and twenty seven higher secondary students from Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts. The test of cognitive abilities (2019) developed and validated by the investigator was used to collect data. The findings of the study indicated a significant difference between higher secondary students from Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts in their cogntive abilties. Also, a significant difference is found among male and female higher secondary students of Kanniyakumari and Tirunelveli districts in their cognitive abilities.
Pages: 3403-3408
Keywords: Cognitive abilities, southern districts, higher secondary students.