A study of academic achievement of senior secondary school students in relation to their emotional intelligence

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to see whether there is a relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence or not? Descriptive Survey method was used for the present study. The study has been conducted on a sample of 800 XI class students (boys & girls) belongs to urban and rural areas of government and private schools of Gurgaon and Rewari Districts of Haryana State. Dr. K.N. Sharma's Divergent Production Ability Test was used as a tool and Matric examination marks were taken for judging the academic achievement of the students, tested at the 0.05 & 0.01 level of significance. The findings indicated that there exists a significant difference in academic achievement of senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity. There exists a significant difference in academic achievement of male and female senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity. There is a significant difference in academic achievement of urban and rural senior secondary school students in relation to their High and Low Creativity. The level of achieving is how far a student succeeds in a particular exam or standardized test (Reber, 1985). So the present study is a humble attempt to search an empirical database with certain hypotheses.