A study of student with learning disability have more tendency towards academic stress

Abstract

The ultimate object of the present study was to study the students with learning disability have more tendency towards academic stress. The present study consisted sample of 120 students subjects (60 male students and 60 female students studying in 10th), selected through random sampling technique from Balasore District (Odisha). Data was collected with the help of learning disability checklist developed by Farzan, Asharaf and Najma Najma (university of Panjab) in 2014 and Scale for accessing Academic stress developed by Sinha, Sharma and Mahendra (2001) was used. For data analysis and hypothesis testing Mean, SD, t test and correlation was applied. Results revealed that there is a significant difference between learning disability of boys and girls students. There is a significant difference between learning disability of urban and rural students. There is no significant difference between academic stress of boys and girls students. There is no significant difference between Academic stress of rural and urban students. And there is a positive correlation between learning disability and academic stress. That means the learning disability students showing more academic stress.