A Co-relational Study of Intelligence and Academic Achievement of Students from Government Schools of Peshawar District

The present study was designed to investigate intelligence as predictor of academic achievement, emotional wellness and social adjustment in the sample of 200 students of age ranged 14-16 years from ten government schools of Peshawar district. Standardized Progressive Matrices (Raven, Raven, & Court, 1998), a culture fair test of intelligence was used as an instrument to gauge intelligence level of the respondents. The academic achievement was assessed through annual examination scores. Intelligence as measured by Raven’s Standardized Progressive Matrices was found to be the best predictor of students’ performance in grade point average (GPA). Results indicated significant correlation between intelligence and academic achievement level, r 2 = .655; p .01] and [X 2 (4, n=200) .44, p>.01] respectively, suggesting that intelligence and academics do not depend on gender.