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Influence of Psychological Stress on Achievement of Senior Secondary Science Students


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1 Department of Education, S.G.P.G. College, Sarurpurkhurd, Meerut, UP, India
2 Department of Education, N.A.S. College, Meerut, UP, India
     

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This study attempts to assess the influence of psychological stress on achievement of senior secondary science students. A sample of 631 students was randomly selected from different types of institutions of Meerut province. They were administered Psychological Stress Scale for Science Students (PSSSS) developed by the researcher himself. PSSSS was constructed around 12 dimensions of psychological stress. Mean, S.D., Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation and Regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Negative and significant correlation was observed between achievement and total psychological stress and its all dimensions. Contribution of total psychological stress on achievement of total science students was significant. Only two dimensions (content of science and health) contributed significantly on achievement of total science students.

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Psychological Stress, Science Students, Achievement, Army Schools.
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Narendra Kumar
Department of Education, S.G.P.G. College, Sarurpurkhurd, Meerut, UP, India
Rajive Kumar
Department of Education, N.A.S. College, Meerut, UP, India

Abstract


This study attempts to assess the influence of psychological stress on achievement of senior secondary science students. A sample of 631 students was randomly selected from different types of institutions of Meerut province. They were administered Psychological Stress Scale for Science Students (PSSSS) developed by the researcher himself. PSSSS was constructed around 12 dimensions of psychological stress. Mean, S.D., Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation and Regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Negative and significant correlation was observed between achievement and total psychological stress and its all dimensions. Contribution of total psychological stress on achievement of total science students was significant. Only two dimensions (content of science and health) contributed significantly on achievement of total science students.

Keywords


Psychological Stress, Science Students, Achievement, Army Schools.