Study of Students’Achievement in Mathematics in Relation to their Interpersonal Relationship

Authors: [1] Dr. M. Narayana Swamy [2] Smt. Shalini Rao N

Pages: 20-23

Abstract:

The classroom is a social system in which the teacher and the students interact as organizational members. The quality of classroom relations is dependent on the activities of both the instructor and the students. Several environmental conditions and circumstances often tend to either improve or depress the academic performances of students. It may also be due to interpersonal relationship among students. Hence the aim of this study was to identify the relationship between students’ interpersonal relationships and their academic achievement in mathematics. A sample of 100 students belonging to IX standard was randomly drawn from R.V. Girls High School, Bangalore city. The tools consisted of interpersonal relationship scale constructed and validated by the researcher and mathematical achievement test. The data was analysed using the Pearson product moment correlation analysis (r). The major outcome was that there was a significant relationship between students’ interpersonal relationship and their academic achievements in mathematics. This has a great implication on the educational field that a good human relationship is one of the lubricants of high productivity. Teachers should therefore galvanize cordial relations between students. All teachers should bear in mind that a healthy interpersonal relationship is one indispensable instrument of high productivity and achievement in all fields of human endeavour including the education industry