A study of academic achievement in mathematics of class students of Sirsa District in Haryana State

Enerally speaking, achievement implies the net result of an individual's effort over a period of time. It shows the level of proficiency attained in scholastic or academic work. Achievement is an enduring personality characteristic in which the individual is predisposed towards success and relatively concerned with failure. Present study determine the academic achievement in mathematics of 8^th class students. in this study, ‘descriptive survey method’ was used. All 8^th class students of Govt. Schools and Private Schools of Sirsa district in Haryana State constitute the population. Purposive stratified random sampling has been used for present study. This study has been conducted on 240 students of 8^th class of Sirsa District in Haryana State. In this study Mathematics achievement test authored by Ali Imam and Tahira Khatoon tool was used. Mean, SD, t-ratio were used to interpret the results scientifically and objectively. In this study it is concluded that the mean value of Private School students is more than Govt. School students regarding academic achievement in mathematics. Therefore the academic achievement of Private School students is more than Govt. School students, regarding academic achievement in mathematics. The mean value of male students of Govt. Schools is more than female students of Govt. School regarding academic achievement in mathematics. The mean value of male students of Private Schools is more than female students of Private Schools regarding academic achievement in mathematics. The mean value of male students of Private Schools is more than male students of Govt. Schools regarding academic achievement in mathematics. The mean value of female students of Private Schools is more than female students of Govt. Schools regarding academic achievement in mathematics. From this study it is concluded that Academic achievement of Private School students is more in case of Private Schools and Academic Achievement of male students is more in both Private and Govt. Schools.