The Impact of Parents ’ Education towards the Science Aptitude of the Students at Elementary Level in Southern Punjab

This study analyzes the impact of parents ’ education towards the science aptitude of the students at elementary level in Southern Punjab. To study the impact of parents ’ education towards the science aptitude of the students at elementary level, the technique of correlation was used. The students were divided into two groups on the basis of parents ’ education. The students having both fathers and mothers graduate or above qualification were scored 1 while the students having uneducated both fathers and mothers were scored 0. There were 1127 students whose fathers and mothers were graduates or above while there were 3641 students whose fathers and mothers were uneducated. The correlation coefficient (r) between science aptitude score and parents ’ education score calculated by Pearson Product Moment Correlation was 0.63. The mean of science aptitude score of students having parents with graduate or above education is 20.05 and mean of science aptitude score of students having uneducated parents is 15.98. There is positive magnitude, high relationship and 40% variance between students having parents with graduate and above education shows and students having uneducated parents. So, at the time of admission in secondary classes in science education, parents’ education should be seriously considered with other factors. I