Year: 2019 | Month: December | Volume 10 | Issue 3
Influence of Self-concept, Classroom Environment and Parental Involvement in the Academic Achievement of Boys and Girls in Secondary Schools
DOI:10.30954/2230-7311.3.2019.3
Abstract:
The present study was conducted to find out the role of self-concept, classroom environment and parental involvement in the academic achievement of Boys and Girls in Secondary Schools. The sample for the study was collected from various schools of Kozhikode district in the state of Kerala. Sample consists of 600 secondary school students who pursue education in Malayalam and English medium schools of which 314 are boys and 286 are girls. 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 boys and girls. After classroom environment which is the highest predictor for both the groups, self-concept plays more important role in the prediction for boys whereas parental involvement plays more important role in the prediction for girls.
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