Study the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Relation to Gender

Abstract

The present study was carried out to determine the relationship between gender and academic achievement of secondary school students. This study was conducted on a sample of 40 secondary schools (20 from each district) from Lakhimpur and Dhemaji districts of Assam by using a random sampling method. The researcher personally collected data from 10^th grade students of both districts. The calculated data was statistically analyzed for these purposes, Mean and SD as Descriptive statistics and ‘t’ Test as Inferential Statistics were calculated. Based on the findings of the study, it was revealed that the academic performance of secondary school students of Dhemaji district was better than Lakhimpur district of Assam.