International Journal of Education and Psychological Research

(Print and Online Peer Reviewed Journal)


Print - ISSN: 2349 - 0853
e - ISSN: 2279 - 0179

VOLUME 6 - ISSUE 1

(March 2017)

Academic Achievement and Reasoning Ability of Senior Secondary School Students in Relation to Their Gender, Social Category and Stream of Study


Authors: Kanchana Devi

Pages: 22-25

Abstract:

The study examined the academic achievement and reasoning ability of senior secondary school students in relation to gender, social category and stream of study. A sample of 300 students of class 10+1(150 males, 150 females) from different government (10) senior secondary school of Shimla district (Himachal Pradesh, India) affiliated to H.P.S.E.B. Dharamshala were taken. Scores in final examination (10th) was taken as academic achievement of the students. Reasoning Ability Test (RAT) developed by L.N. Dubey was used for data collection. Results of analysis of variance revealed that there were no significant difference and interaction between gender and social category but stream of study differed significantly in relation to academic achievement. Students studying in different streams of study differ significantly in their reasoning ability. The result of studies also indicated that there is a significant relationship between academic achievement and reasoning ability of sr. sec. school students. It is found that the student whose academic achievement is high had high reasoning ability scores.