A Study on Academic Achievement of Residential and Non-residential secondary school students in relation to Locality

Abstract

The present study intends to Study on Academic Achievement of Residential and Non-residential secondary school students in relation to Locality. Investigator studied Dharwad district Residential and Non-residential secondary school students’ Academic achievement and Adjustment. The sample of the study consists of 500 Residential and Non-residential secondary school X standard students of Dharwad district. Investigator used Descriptive Survey method for the present study. Investigator prepared and used Academic achievement test. Investigator visited the Residential and Non-residential secondary schools of Dharwad district and collected data from the students. The descriptive and differential statistics is used for the analysis of collected data. The results of the study reveal that the Mean and SD of the non-residential rural secondary school students have significant higher academic achievement (79.79±6.53) as compared to residential rural secondary school students (77.67±6.75) and the non-residential urban secondary school students have significant higher academic achievement (79.79±6.53) as compared to residential urban secondary school students (77.67±6.75).