Influence of academic workload and study habits on level of achievement of science stream students studying in private and government school

Pages: 211-214
Pawan Kumar (Department of Psychology, Jai Narain vyas University Jodhpur, Rajasthan)

Present investigation was done to study “Influence of Academic Workload and Study Habits on Level of Achievement of Science Stream Students Studying in Private and Government School.” The Independent variables were (a). School workload (homework & class work) (b).Study habits (c). School status (Private & Government school) and the Dependent variables was – Level of achievement. it was a comparison study in which 12th class science stream students male and female studying in private and government school were compared on the effect of academic workload and study habits on level of achievement. For the research a sample of 40 students was taken. Study habits inventory by Patel in Hindi language was used to measure study habits and academic performance in class 11. The result show that male and female differ significantly from each other girls studying in both private and government school have better study habits and feel less burdened.