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ABSTRACT
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A STUDY ON ANXIETY AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS IN RELATION TO CERTAIN SELECTED VARIABLES
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R.Selvaraju
Abstract
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The study aimed to explain descriptively the anxiety of male and female higher secondary students. The investigator has adopted survey method in view of realizing the objectives of the study. The sample was randomly drawn from the population of the higher secondary students studying in various schools of southern districts of Tamilnadu. 794 higher secondary students were randomly selected as the sample for this study. The investigator has used Manjurani Aggarwal's Multidimensional Personality Inventory for the collection of data. The data was analyzed using 't' test, ANOVA, Pearsons Product Moment Correlation, multiple Correlation and Factor Analysis. The study reveals that there is no significant difference between male and female; arts and science students in their anxiety. There is significant relationship between academic achievement and anxiety. There is significant influence of anxiety, temperament and adjustment on academic achievements of the higher secondary students. There is significant factor with positive loading of the four variables namely academic achievement, anxiety, temperament and adjustment. The factor for the sample has been identified as "Study Behaviour".
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