SPEED AND ACCURACY IN RELATION TO SEX, INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT. A DISSERTATION Submitted to the University of the Jammu for the fulfillment of Partial requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF EDUCATION. Supervisor: Investigator: Dr. Rupinderkour Paramjeet Kour (Sr. Lecturer) M.Ed. Student Roll No. — Ed. -08/06 GOVT. POST GRADUATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CANAL ROAD, JAMMU. 2007CHAPTER-VI SUMMARY A) TOPIC: “SPEED AND ACCURACY IN RELATION TO SEX, INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ”. B) INTRODUCTION :Man is a unique product of his creation and evolutions. In contrast to other forms of animal life, his more highly developed nervous system has enabled him to develop sounds and symbols that make possible that the communication and recording of his questions, observations, experiences and _ ideas. It is understandable that his greater curiosity implemented by his control of symbols would lead him to speculate about the operation of the universe, the great forces beyond his own control individual's differ physically, mental socially, emotionally and with regard to their speed and accuracy. Individual differences are due to genetic fact as well as psychological factors, social, economic cultural and geographical factors are also responsible for individual differences. These factors influence one’s level of intelligence achievement, one’s way of living, thinging and one’s way of doing accurately and speedly. Students who have high intelligence and high level of achievement are likely to excel in sped and accuracy than the children having low intelligence and low level of intelligence. Students having a greater degree of achievement motive are found to have a peculiar level of intelligence. intelligence has its influence on the speed and accuracy of such students. The terms intelligence, achievement and speed and accuracy are very close to each other. One's speed and accuracy 49depends on his intellectual ability. A student with high intellectual power can do any work accurately and in a proper speed. C) AIMS OF THE STUDY: 4 To identify individuals possessing high intelligence high academic achievement as well as low intelligence and low academic achievement. To find out significant differences between boys and girls on the dependent variable i.e. speed and accuracy To find out whether there are significant differences between high intelligence and low intelligence students on speed and accuracy. . To study the differences of high achievers and low achievers on speed and accuracy scores . To see the interaction effects on the dependent variable i.e. speed and accuracy.