Relationship between Educational Adjustment and Academic Achievement among Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to learn more about the secondary school students’ educational adjustment in Sonipat.  The study also attempted to examine Educational Adjustment in terms of sex and types of school.   The sample constituted total 100 secondary school students out of which 50 were boys and 50 girls studying in private and government schools of Sonipat.  Educational Adjustment Inventory by Rani & Singh (2014) was used for Academic achievement scores have been taken from the ninth-class final exam scores of students.   Mean, SD and ‘t’ tests were being calculated. The result showed that according to norms of the Educational Adjustment Inventory manual secondary school students had above average level of adjustment. It was also observed that the girl secondary school students are having more educational adjustment boy secondary school students in Sonipat and the educational adjustment of secondary school students in Sonipat, both private and public, is not significantly different. It was also noted that girl students and students studying in private schools were found to have more academic achievement than their counterparts male and government secondary school students.  A significant and positive relationship was also observed between educational adjustment and academic achievement among secondary school students.