ERIC Number: ED566250
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 4
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Scholastic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students in Science Stream
Khan, Zebun Nisa
Online Submission, Journal of Social Sciences v1 n2 p84-87 2005
The present study was conducted on 400 students (200 Boys and 200 Girls) selected from Senior Secondary School of A. M. U. Aligarh; India to establish the prognostic value of different measures of cognition, personality and demographic variables for success at Higher Secondary level in Science stream. The score obtained on different variables are factor analysed to get a smaller number of meaningful variables or factors to establish the predictive validity of these predictors. Factors responsible for success in Science stream were identified. The prognostic value of the predictors was compared with high achievers and low achievers in order to identify the factors which differentiate them.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Secondary School Students, Secondary School Science, Science Education, Predictor Variables, Diagnostic Tests, Intelligence Tests, Creativity Tests, Personality Assessment, Student Motivation, Socioeconomic Status, Correlation, Factor Analysis, High Achievement, Gender Differences, Personality Traits
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Personality Assessment Inventory
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