Study of self-concept, classroom environment and parental involvement as predictors of academic achievement of Malayalam and English medium secondary level students

The present study was conducted to find out the role of self-concept, classroom environment and parental involvement in the academic achievement of Malayalam and English medium secondary level students. The sample for the study was collected from various schools of Malabar region in the state of Kerala. Sample consists of 600 secondary school students who pursue education in Malayalam and English medium schools of which 300 are Malayalam medium students and 300 are English medium students. Different standardized tools were used to measure the self-concept, classroom environment and parental involvement; and the score of annual examination was taken as the indicator of academic achievement. Mean standard deviation, t-test, z-test and stepwise regression analysis were used for analyzing data. The study revealed that all the three variables significantly predict the academic achievement of the students for Malayalam and English medium groups. After classroom environment which is the highest predictor for both the groups, self-concept plays more important role in the prediction for Malayalam medium students whereas parental involvement plays more important role in the prediction for English medium students.