Impact of Self Concept on Scholastic Achievement of 10th Class Students

Education is training and preparation for life. It should bring innate talents in the individual and help them to be proper in their future life.  Mere acquisition of knowledge and information does not assist child in anyway. Present youth need self confidence, optimistic view of life values and discipline along with self-awareness of their strength and weakness, to stand in critical movements of life. The present attempts to examine the relationship between self concept of 10th class   students in relation to gender, and locality study looked at the relationship between students self – concept and how it affects their academic achievement  in mathematics in some selected secondary schools in Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh. The sample consisted of randomly selected 1444 students from 10th class. Self- concept scale developed by Dr. (Miss) Mukta Rani Rastogi (1974) was administered on the sample to assess their self-concept. F test and regression analysis were used to analyze the data. The result of the findings showed that students have good self – concept of themselves by performing well in mathematics to please themselves, their parents and to get admission into higher institution of their choice. Better Self – Concept is associated with better scholastic achievement in mathematics. It is possible to predict the scholastic achievement of 10th class students in mathematics with Psychological variables like Self – Concept.