Achievement levels of high school students in English Subject: A Comparative Study

Abstract

In worldwide commercial and technology-based enterprises, the English language is increasingly extensively utilised and may be regarded one of the most effective communication mediums. India has acknowledged the significance of English and has implemented several educational programmes to boost the English language proficiency of its citizens. India is a multilingual nation with a complicated linguistic community, but one in which policymakers advocate English as the way to modernisation. Apart from their native tongue and regional languages, pupils must acquire English, which is an important worldwide language. Following independence, the Indian government established different commissions and committees to investigate the issue of the whole educational system and provide solutions for its reform. The commissions also address the problem of English language proficiency and give it proper weight at different levels of schooling.The present paper focuses on the Comparative study on achievement levels of high school students in English subject who are studying in government, government-aided and private schools. Study of achievement in English of high school students in relation to gender, location and type of school. The study has been carried out on a sample of 630 school students of Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh. The students achieved marks in formative and summative assessments conducted Board Secondary School, Andhra Pradesh. The static analysis is done on the achievements of high school students and it is found that there is a significant difference among VIII, IX and X class students’ achievement in English subjects. It is found that the performance of girls are better than boys, the students from urban performed well in comparison to rural students. It is also found that the achievement levels of private students in English are better than in government and government-aided schools. The Parents income is not effecting for the the achievement levels of high school students but there is significant difference among the students of nuclear and joint family