SELF-PERCEPTION OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT

Abstract

Self-perception is a group of process mainly perceiving, thinking and executing a plan of action for attaining satisfaction in response to inner drives and the self as the ways in which the individual reads to himself. Academic achievement is the knowledge attained or skills developed in school subjects. Self-perception of a person is expected to positively affect his/her academic achievement. A student with high self-perception is expected to have better academic achievement then a student with low self-perception. It is vice-versa also. The present study conducted on 100 adolescent students (age range 16-18 years). Self-perception Check list by K. N. Sharma (1997) and Academic achievement of students was taken from the marks obtained in two annual examinations for collecting the data. This study revealed that there is a positive correlation between self-perception and academic achievement of secondary school students. Various types of co-curricular activities should be organized frequently to promote the qualities such as co-operation, tolerance, open mindedness and sharing of responsibilities to enhance their adjustment.