Academic achievement, academic engagement, and perceived support from friends and parents among 10th standard students

Pages: 498-500
Dhanabati Devi Ningombam (Department of Education, Sikkim University, Gangtok)
Nutankumar S. Thingujam (Department of Psychology, Sikkim University, Gangtok)

Academic achievement is a crucial goal for many students in this competitive age. The objective of this empirical study was to examine if academic achievement of 10th standard student was related to academic engagement, perceived support from friends and parents. Data were collected from 97 students in private schools in Imphal city (capital of Manipur) with the help of standardised measures of academic engagement and perceived support from friends and parents. Academic achievement was assessed by the marks obtained in Maths and English at the final exam. The results of the Karl Pearson Correlation showed that academic achievement in Maths was correlated positively and significantly with academic engagement and perception of support from parents but negatively with perceived support from friends. But academic achievement in English was not significantly correlated with perceived support from friends and parents. Academic engagement was positively correlated with English academic achievement. Academic achievement in Maths and English were not significantly correlated with the education of the mothers and the father. The findings may be useful for the policy makers and parents.