• DR. P. P. SHAJIMON
• DR. SUMA JOSEPH

The present study intends to compare the Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students. The investigator used Descriptive Survey Method for the study. The sample consisted of 400 Higher Secondary Students from four Higher Secondary schools of Kottayam District. The schools are selected using Stratified Random Sampling procedure giving due representation to Gender, and Locale. The investigator collected the terminal examination marks of students for measuring the Academic Achievement. The findings of the study reveals that there is no significant difference between the means of scores on Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students with regard to Gender and Locale. Gender and Locale have no influence on the Academic Achievement of Higher Secondary Students.

Academic Achievement, Locale, Gender, Male, Female, Rural, Urban, Higher Secondary Students.

"A STUDY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS BASED ON LOCALE AND GENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no.542-545, June 2017, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706101.pdf

"A STUDY ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS BASED ON LOCALE AND GENDER", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.4, Issue 6, page no. pp542-545, June 2017, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1706101.pdf