International Journal of Management, IT and Engineering
Year : 2017, Volume : 7, Issue : 1
First page : ( 4) Last page : ( 12)
Online ISSN : 2249-0558.

A study on impact of adjustment on academic achievement of students of Paschim Medinipur District in West Bengal

Bera Sristidhar

Research Scholar, Department of Education, Rabindra Bharati University nd Assistant professor in Education, Gourav Guin Memorial College, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Online published on 12 May, 2017.

Abstract

The present paper tried to investigate the impact of adjustment on academic achievement of socially backward secondary students of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. For this study, a sample of 120 IX grades SC and ST students were selected from different Government aided schools (Bengali Medium) of paschim Medinipur district specially Jangal Mahal area. Different statistical techniques were used (namely Mean, SD and Pearson's product moment Correlation) to ascertain the relationship between adjustment and academic achievement. Student t-test has been used to examine the gender discrimination among backward IX grades students. The findings of the study showed that socially backward students have average adjustment ability in different adjustment areas (i.e., educational, emotional and social). This study also revealed a positive and significant relationship between Academic achievement and Adjustment. Boys and Girls did not differ in their adjustment and academic achievement. It was also known that SC and ST students had significant difference in terms of their adjustment ability and academic achievement.

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Keywords

Academic achievement, Adjustment, student's t-test, Socialization.

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