International Journal of Research in Social Sciences

  • Year: 2019
  • Volume: 9
  • Issue: 3

A Study of relationship of certain variables on Academic achievement of Senior Secondary School Students

  • Author:
  • Mohammad Imran Ali, Mohammad Faaz
  • Total Page Count: 18
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 157 to 174

Research Scholar, Department of Education, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh

Abstract

Academic achievement level of the students determines the career development in this present age of science and education. The school performances of the children are greatly affected by a number of factors at home and schools. The present study is a humble attempt to find out the relationship and contribution of different variables (Scientific Attitude, Socio-economic Status, School Environment and Parental Involvement) on the academic achievement of the Senior Secondary School Students. A sample involves of 240 Students (130 Boys and 110 Girls) of class XI from different schools of both urban and rural parts of Aligarh district have been drawn by employing Simple Random Sampling technique by using standardized tools. The findings of the study explored that all the four variables (Parental Involvement, Socio Economic Status, School Environment, and Scientific Attitude) had a positive contributions on the academic achievement of the senior secondary school students. The study also revealed a significant difference in the academic achievement of the students in relation to gender and locality.

Keywords

Academic Achievement, Parental Involvement, Socio-economic Status, School Environment, Scientific Attitude