Volume : 6, Issue : 4, April - 2017

A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR CREATIVITY

Dr. Suresh Kaushal, Meenu Yadav

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">This study examined the academic achievement of senior secondary school students in relation to their creativity. The study adopted a descriptive survey method of research. Participants were 800 senior secondary school students randomly selected from sixteen schools in Gurgaon and Rewari districts of Haryana state (400 boys &amp; 400 girls) belongs from urban and rural areas. The research instruments used for data collection were: Divergent Production Ability Test by Dr. K.N. Sharma and matric examination marks/ grades were taken for academic achievement, tested at the 0.05 &amp; 0.01 level of significance. The findings indicated that t</span><span style="text-align: justify; font-size: 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;">here exist a significant difference in academic achievement of senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity. There is a significant difference in academic achievement of male and female senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity. There is a significant difference in academic achievement of urban and rural senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity.</span>< /> <b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii;mso-fareast-theme-font:&#10;minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:&#10;AR-SA">< clear="all" style="page-eak-before:always;mso-eak-type:section-eak" /> </span></b></p>