Demographic and Individual Determinants of Academic Achievement of the Students in 9th Grade

Dr. Niaz Ahmad, Dr. Mamoona Mushtaq, Amber Mubeen (PhD) and Rabia Jameel
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Dr. Niaz Ahmad: School Education Department Punjab, Pakistan
Dr. Mamoona Mushtaq: Higher Education Department, Govt of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Amber Mubeen (PhD): Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Punjab Higher Education Department, Lahore, Pakistan
Rabia Jameel: Lecturer in Psychology, Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, RIPHAH International University, Lahore, Pakistan

Journal of Policy Research (JPR), 2022, vol. 8, issue 4, 108-114

Abstract: The current research was carried out to explore the relationship of demographic variables with academic achievement in boys and girls using 1000 students (boys = 500, girls = 500) with age range 13 to16 years (M = 13.87, SD = 1.73) of 9th grade using stratified random sampling technique from different public high schools. A valid achievement test was prepared to measure academic achievement. Descriptive statistics, correlation, regression analysis, and independent samples t-test were carried out for data analyses. The findings suggest that academic achievement has a significant positive correlation with demographic variables of gender, father’s education, and profession, mother’s education and profession, monthly income, and study hours. Gender, parental education, and monthly income of family turned out to be the significant predictors of the academic achievement of 9th grade students. Girls outperformed boy’s academic achievement on all subjects except mathematics in grade 9.

Keywords: Academic Achievement; Demographic Determinants; Individual Determinants; Income; Gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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