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ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN RELATION TO GENDER, LOCALITY AND CASTE OF THE STUDENTS STUDYING UNDER WEST BENGAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

Journal: International Journal of Advanced Research (Vol.8, No. 6)

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Page : 642-648

Keywords : Academic Achievement Gender Ex Post Factor Method Castes Secondary Students;

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Abstract

Academic Achievement is one of the most important goals of the students in their academic life. This study is an attempt to show Academic Achievement based on Gender, Locality, and Caste of the students studying under the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education. The sample consists of 614 students (appeared in Secondary Final Exam, 2019) from a few districts of WB. The Ex post facto method was used for the present study for data collection. The researcher used a cluster sampling method to identify the candidates and their results were used as data of this study. t test was used to measure the significance of the difference between the mean scores of the students sex-,locality- and caste-wise. The study revealed that there is a significant difference of mean achievements between the rural & urban students; boys and girls; and general caste & backward caste students. The results of the study were verified by the triangulation method using the opinions (of the responsible persons living in the vicinity of schools where from the results were collected) on the educational scopes enjoyed by different sections of the students in WB schools.

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