Exploring the Quantitative Interplay between Academic Performance And Self Esteem among School Students
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Academic Performance, Self Esteem, Evaluation.Abstract
Academic Performance and Self Esteem are both the important, reliable and interrelated components in student's lives, as they are struggling on both the aspects in order to enhance their academic performance as well their self esteem with different methodologies as per their adaptability. Academic performance affects the self esteem of students overall depending on the context and perspective of time. The present study intends to comprehend the relationship between academic performance and self esteem among school students who are at the stage of transition in their lives following every aspect of change. The study is likely to determine and evaluate the various psychological techniques that are responsible to enhance academic performance and the self esteem of school students. For the conduction of present study, (100) sample of school going students were randomly selected and the data was collected by using "Academic performance rating scale" (APRS), developed by Dupaul, Rapport &Perriello (1991) and "Rosenberg's Self Esteem Scale (RSE), developed by Rosenberg (1979). For the derivation of results, t- test and Karl Pearson's correlation method was effectively used. The study had shown the positive as well beneficial results for the school students while making them aware about the role and significance of academic performance & self esteem in their lives and also how to upgrade these both components with alternative methodologies.
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