Effectiveness of Yoga on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students

Abstract

The current work was to identify the efficiency of yoga on achievement in biology of secondary school students, aged 13-17 years. The study was designed in experimental method with pre-, post-test of control as well as experimental groups. A number of students in each group was 35. Before beginning this study, the total 70 students of the control and experimental group were assessed the test scores in biology by using standardized academic achievement test (SAAT), developed by the researcher along with the supervising teacher in the year September 2019. The same test (SAAT) was assessed as post-test for two categories. Statistical techniques of preliminary and mean difference analysis were used. The result revealed 2 groups differed pointedly in an academic accomplishment in biology based on the scores. To eliminate the alteration statistical in an starting phase of 2 groups, the investigator analysed the information by the statistical techniques of Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA). From this study, the researcher concluded that yoga is a discipline to develop the efficiency to learn the subject more. By practising yoga students have increased the academic achievement.