EFFECT OF STUDENTS' INTELLECTUAL ABILITY ON STUDENTS’ PERFORMANCE AT UNIVERSITY LEVEL

Abstract

Students' intellectual ability plays a significant role in shaping their academic performance, as cognitive skills such as memory, reasoning, and problem-solving are closely linked to learning outcomes. Higher intellectual ability often leads to better performance in complex academic tasks and problem-solving scenarios. The objectives of the study to find out the effect of students' Intellectual ability (Cognitive Development, Language Proficiency, Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Attention and Focus) on students’ performance at university level. The design of the study is descriptive in nature. The philosophical paradigm of quantitative research is positivism. The population were comprised of all public and private universities of Lahore district. The total no of universities in Lahore district are 39 in which 16 are public and 23 are private (HEC, 2024). The instrument of the study were questionnaires. Validity of the instrument was tested through expert opinion while the reliability of the instrument was tested through pilot testing. Cronbach's Alpha was computed to assess the dependability of the tool. Primary source of data was in current research. The participants of this study were administering through questionnaires. Statistical package for social science (SPSS) was used for data analysis. Regression analysis were used for of all objectives. The findings of the study revealed that there was highly significant effect of students' Intellectual ability (Cognitive Development, Language Proficiency, Working Memory, Processing Speed, and Attention and Focus) on students’ performance at university level.