Assessment of Relationship between Intelligence Quotient and Academic Performance of Medical Students

Ayesha Parveen ¹, Suvarna Sharma ² and Sumit Sharma³*

¹4th Year MBBS Student, Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadia, Barabanki, India
²Postgraduate 1st Year, Internal Medicine, GSVM Medical College, Kanpur, India
³Professor and Head, Department of E.N.T., Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadia, Barabanki, India

*Corresponding Author: Sumit Sharma, Professor and Head, Department of E.N.T., Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadia, Barabanki, India.

Received: December 07, 2023; Published: March 08, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: One of the key criteria in our society to judge the potential and the capacity of an individual is academic achievement. Studies have shown time and again that performance on intelligence tests correlates with school performance. Student achievement and academic performance depend on variables such as the type of school, the socio-economic level of the student, the education of the parents, intelligence, personality, and so on. Gender differentiation in Intelligence quotient has also been a topic of interest for the researchers.

Aims and Objectives of the Study: The study was conducted to determine the IQ levels of the participants, to assess the academic performance of the participants and to find the association between IQ and academic performance of the participants.

Observations: The study was done in a span of 2 months from August to September 2022 in Mayo Institute of Medical Sciences, Barabanki.

A total of 100 students of 2019 MBBS batch responded in the study, out of which 60 (60%) were males and 40 (40%) were females. In the present study 20 students scored marks above 70% marks which in our study is taken as very good. 65 (65%) students scored between 60-70% marks which is considered as Good in our study, 10 students (10%) scored between 50-60% marks which is considered as Average in our study, while 5 students (5%) students scored below 50% marks which is considered Poor in our study.

Conclusion: The study focuses on evaluating the IQ levels and finding its association with the academic performance of medical students. Only 20 students had an IQ to qualify for Average category, where as majority of the students were in the category of below average IQ, we found a direct relationship of IQ with Academic performance of the students wherein students of higher IQ performed better in the Examinations.

Keywords: Relationship; Student; Society

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Citation: Sumit Sharma.,et al. “Assessment of Relationship between Intelligence Quotient and Academic Performance of Medical Students".Acta Scientific Otolaryngology 6.4 (2024): 14-21.

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