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Article : PROCRASTINATION TENDENCY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS
Author Name : Sunita Guleria and Dr. Hitesh Sharma
Abstract : This study aims at the examination of procrastination tendency among senior secondary school students in relation to their academic achievement in physics. 120 senior secondary school students from District Kangra in Himachal Pradesh were chosen as a representative sample for the current study. The Procrastination Scale, which was adapted from Lay (1986), and the Physics Achievement Test, which was self-developed, were employed in this study. The findings showed that there is no significant difference between boys and girls, rural and urban, private and government, nuclear and joint family wise senior secondary school students’ procrastination tendency. Results also shows that there is no significant difference between boys and girls, rural and urban, nuclear and joint family wise senior secondary school students#34sig academic achievement in physics. But study also revealed that there is significant difference between private and government senior secondary school students#34sig academic achievement in physics. Additionally, the study concludes that procrastinating tendencies and academic achievement are positively correlated.
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