Difference between Intelligence and Aptitude

Difference between Intelligence and Aptitude

Intelligence	Aptitude
·        Intelligence is General mental ability	·        Aptitude is Specific ability of a person
·        The knowledge of intelligence of an individual we can predict his success in a number of situations involving mental function or activity	·        The knowledge of Aptitude, on other hand, acquaints us with the specific abilities and capacities of an individual to succeed in a particular field of activity.
·        Wide scope	·        Narrow scope
·        It refers to present ability	·        It refers to future potentiality
·        It usually measured by how much a person knows and can do certain areas	·        It usually measured by how well a person can perform certain task

Difference between Interest and Aptitude

·        This does not mean that interest and aptitude are one and same thing.

·        A person may be interested in a particular activity, job or training but may not have the aptitude for it. In such case, the interest shows in a particular occupation or course of study is often not the result of personal attitude but of some other outside influences or reason such as the wishes of parents, the probability of getting a particular job or stipend or other financial help or the prestige associated with the work.  

Ability, Achievement and Aptitude

v Ability:- is concerned with present. It indicated the combination of skills, habits and powers which an individual now has and which enable him to do something.

v Achievement:- Looks to the past. It indicates what has been done.

v Aptitude:- Looks to the future and on the basis of the habits, skills  and abilities that an individual now has predicts what he, with training, may become and what success he may have in a given occupation or position

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