HOME AND EDUCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF ADOLESCENTS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Dr. Jakir Hussain Laskar

Volume : VII, Issue : I, January - 2017

HOME AND EDUCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT OF ADOLESCENTS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Dr. Jakir Hussain Laskar

Abstract :

Adjustment during adolescence can be challenging unpredictable due to various reasons. One of the strong reasons may be birth order, age, gender, SES and locale variations, because of the societal influence in the life and habital of adolescents. In the present work investigator, investigated home and educational adjustment problems of adolescent in relation to their birth order, gender and locale variations.Normative survey method have been used to design the study. For measuring Home and Educational adjustment Sinha and Singh Adjustment Inventory(1984) have been used.For ascertaining the adjustment problems in home and school personal data blank have been developed by the investigator. For measuring academic performance, the school tabulation registered also used. Sample for the study120 secondary school students have been drawn from the four schools of Dumkal block of Murshidabad district,West Bengal. The study revealed that influence of birth order on both home and educational adjustment of students have been rejected. The boys had some home adjustment problem than girls. In the study also found that there is slight mean differences in the educational adjustment problems of boys and girls.But no significant differences found in home and educational adjustment of adolescents due to gender variation. The study also revealed that in case of home adjustment problem t ratio is not significant due to rural and urban variation. But in case of educational adjustment problem t ratio is significant due to rural and urban variation. In a relationship study in home and educational adjustment with that of academic performance, not significant and relationship negatively related.