STUDY SKILLS OF STUDENT TEACHERS IN TAMILNADU AND KERALA

This study aims at finding out the differences in study skills of student teachers with respect to gender, and marital status. 1,014 student teachers, from Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu State and Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala State, were selected using simple random sampling technique. The investigator used a self-made tool, with three dimensions viz. gathering information, storing information and retrieving information, for assessing the study skills of student teachers. Percentage analysis and ‘t’ test were used to analyse the collected data. Percentage analysis reveals that majority of the student teachers have moderate level of study skills with regard to gender and marital status. ‘t’ test reveals the following: (i) There is no significant difference in the dimensions of study skills and in total with respect to the gender; (ii) There is significant difference in the dimension of gathering information and there is no significant difference in the dimensions of storing information, retrieving information and study skills in total with regard to their marital status