Need For Life Skills Education among Tribal and Non Tribal Students

The academic achievement is correlates of Psychological variables. This research work was conducted on a sample of 350 tribal and 350 non-tribal students studying in secondary schools in PANCHMAHALS district with a view to finding out the effect of the intelligence and academic motivation on their academic achievement of the pupils in tribal secondary schools in Gujarat, India. The sample was collected from the students of non-government high schools of tribal area district who significantly differ in their intelligence and academic motivation. Desai?s verbal-non verbal group test of intelligence was administrated to the students. Academic motivation test was developed by researcher and administrated to the students. The students? academic achievement tool is last preliminary examination score in March, 2011. The mean value analysis of significance of the mean difference and the values were calculated, other calculated is mean value analysis of variable and F-test. The findings show that there is no significant difference in the IQ and academic motivation of standard: X students in the secondary schools of tribal area of the PANCHMAHALS district, Gujarat-India.