A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE REASONING ABILITY AMONG HR. SEC. SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THEIR COMMERCE AND SCIENCE STREAMS DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION ie we ) INVESTIGATOR DR. RAJINDER KAUR MILAN SHARMA (Assistant Prof. In Education) (M.Ed Student) (Roll No. 11-GCE-09) GOVT. COLLEGE OF EDUCATION CANAL ROAD, JAMMU 2010SUMMARY Supervisor Investigator Dr. Rajinder Kaur (Ast. Prof. in education) Milan Sharma Topic: A comparative study of the reasoning ability among. Hr. Sec. Sehool students in their commerce and science streams A. INTRODUCTION No nation whether big or small can afford to overlook the importance of reasoning in this age of competition. Who survive this competition largely depends upon its citizens with high reasoning ability. The reasoning ability affects enormously not only scientific and technological progress, but society in general. It is an undeniable fact that no two members of the same species are alike in all aspect. Reasoning is the most complex form of adjustment of which human beings are capable. Researchers generally agree that education can do a great in promoting reasoning ability through environment manipulation. Most psychological researcher generally agree that all persons have some reasoning potential, though there are wide difference in degree. Good education, proper care and provision of opportunities for developing and expressing reasoning ability can inspire and stimulate the reasoning ability among students. a1(B) VARIABLES UNDER STUDY:- VARIABLES UNDER STUD *:- Concept of the variable under study are given as: a) _ Reasoning Ability:- Reasoning ability is the most complex form of adjustment of which human beings are capable. It is the highest form of productive thinking, that needs a well organized brain. Reasoning is combining past experiences in order to solve a problem, which cannot be solved by mere reproduction of earlier solution. Reasoning is step wise thinking with a purpose of goal in mind. Reasoning is much like train and error behavior instead of motor exploration it is mental exploration. Reasoning is therefore a highly purposeful, controlled, selective thinking process, the material of which is predominately factual reproduction of past experiences.¥ OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY ‘ollowing are the objective of the present investigation: To find out the level of reasoning ability in the science boys. To find out the level of reasoning ability in the science girls. To find out the level of reasoning ability in commerce girls. To find out the level of reasoning ability in commerce boys. To find out the significant differences between commerce boys and commerce girls on reasoning ability. To find out the significant differences between science boys and science girls when reasoning ability is taken as independent variables. To find out the significant difference on reasoning ability among commerce boys and science boys. To find out the significant differences on reasoning ability among commerce girls and science girls. To find out the significant differences between commerce boys and science girls when reasoning ability is taken as dependent variable. To find out the significant differences in reasoning ability between science boys and commerce girls. To suggest some educational implications on the basis of obtained results. 43