Attitude of Junior College Lecturers and Students towards Present Day Examination System

The main purpose of this study was to examine the attitude of junior college lecturers and students towards present day examination system. The present study was undertaken using the survey method. The participants of the study were 100 lecturers and 200 students of Government and private junior colleges of chittoor town, Andhra Pradesh, India in 2010 – 2011 session. They were selected by purposive sampling method. The researchers adopted standardized tool for data collection which consisted of 60 statements, with 20 positive and 40 negative statements. Data was analyzed using statistical techniques like mean, standard deviation, t – test ( differential analysis ) and spearman’s product moment correlation co – efficient. The findings revealed that the entire sample of lecturers as well as students had a low significant difference in their attitudes towards present day examination system. There was negligible positive correlation between lecturers and students. Based on the findings, suggestions were made that same study may be extended to different levels of educational institutions all over the state. Other variables like locality, qualifications, origin etc. can be included and an in depth study can be carried out in this research area.