Problem Solving Ability and Academic Achievement among Ix Standard Students in Ariyalur District

The present study explores the Problem solving ability and academic achievement in mathematics among IX standard students in Ariyalur District. The investigator has executed survey method in view of realizing the objectives of the study. The population for the present study has been selected as 400 students from various schools in Ariyalur district of Tamil Nadu. The population has been further limited to the high school students who are studying in IX standard. Using simple random technique from the list of schools the researcher identified. The result revealed that there is significant difference in gender. Female students achieve more in their mathematics subject Mean value is 78.69 , Government employee's children are doing well in their problem solving ability when compare to private employee, agriculture, cooli, and non government parents' children. The result also revealed that there is no significant difference in locality, and parent's educational qualification both in problem solving ability and academic achievement. And the result pointed out that there exist a moderate Positive Correlation between Problem solving ability and Academic achievement. Dr. R. Muthaiyan "Problem Solving Ability and Academic Achievement among Ix Standard Students in Ariyalur District" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-3 , April 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd38732.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/education/38732/problem-solving-ability-and-academic-achievement-among-ix-standard-students-in-ariyalur-district/dr-r-muthaiyan