Relationship between Gender, Exposure to Media, Medium of Instructions and Science Achievement of Secondary School Students

Gyan Pratap Singh; Dr. Ali Imam

Volume : III, Issue : VI, June - 2014

Relationship between Gender, Exposure to Media, Medium of Instructions and Science Achievement of Secondary School Students

Gyan Pratap Singh, Dr. Ali Imam

Abstract :

This study examined the influence of gender, exposure to media; time spent at home work in Science and medium of instructions on Science achievement. A convenience sample of 2006 students, 1080 males and 926 female from twenty one schools of central U.P. was used for study. The Science Achievement Test and Personal and Environmental background assessment Questionnaire were used for data collection, while t-test, and correlation techniques were used for statistical analysis. The results revealed that there was a significant difference between science achievement of boys and girls. The results of analysis showed that the school types had not influenced science achievement of secondary school students the medium of instructions. Further this study showed that the exposure to media and time spent with Science homework had influenced the science achievement of secondary school students.