Volume : 7, Issue : 7, July - 2018

Parental Contribution in Relation to Academic Achievement of IX standard Students in Kancheepuram District

C. Tamilarasi, Dr. N. Prema

Abstract :

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Learning begins at home. Parents are one who builds the foundation for their children in all aspects of life.This investigation aimed to know any significant difference in the Parental Contribution and Academic Achievement based on Gender and Residential area. And this study also aimedto examine the relationship betweenParental Contribution and Academic Achievement of students who are studying in IX std.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span>The data against Parental Contribution for this study was collected from the IX students by using Standardized questionnaire. The Academic Achievement of students was collected from respective class Teachers. There are 200 students were selected as sample by adopting simple random sampling method comprising the students of both male and female.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&#10;Calii">Statistical analysis has been made and the result shows that there </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi">is no</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:Calii"> significant difference found between male and female students</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;;&#10;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi"> and as well rural and urban area students in their parental contribution and also in their academic achievement. Result also doesn&rsquo;t show any significant relationship between Parental Contribution and Academic Achievement.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>