Impact of Socio-Economic Status of Children I...

Impact of Socio-Economic Status of Children In Their Education in South 24 Parganas of West Bengal: An Empiricle Study

Author Name : Gopa Das

ABSTRACT

Students are pioneers of every nation. To facilitate students with proper education has been a major problem for decades. Parental education and Socio-Economic factors are of vital importance in effecting students’ educational achievements. They are like backbone in providing financial and mental confidence to students. This study examined the effects of gender and socio-economic status on academic achievement of higher secondary school students of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. The sample consists of 102 males and 98 females in age range of 15 to 19 from five higher secondary schools of South 24 Parganas, West Bengal (India).Socio economic status scale developed by R.L. Bharadwaj (2005) was used for data collection, while the total mark obtained by the students in the previous class i.e. standard X was used as an achievement criteria. Mean (M), Standard Deviation(S.D),Standard Error of the mean(S.E.M),t-test were used. This study shows that gender does not influence the achievement in science at higher secondary school (Standard -XI) level. Also the result of this study showed the difference between high and low socio-economic status groups. It is found that the academic achievement was influenced by the socio-economic status and those who belonged to high socio-economic status showed better performance. Based on these findings some recommendation was given with great implication for both practice and further studies.

Keywords:  Academic Achievement, Gender, Higher Secondary School, Socio-Economic Status