Volume-XII, Issue-III, May 2026 |
Influence Of Gender and Locale on Academic Achievement of High School Students in Nagaon District, Assam Ritwik Majumdar, Research Scholar, Department of Education, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India Dr. Bamonlang M Dkhar, Associate Professor, Department of Education, Martin Luther Christian University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India |
Received: 02.05.2026 | Accepted: 16.05.2026 | Published Online: 31.05.2026 | Page No: 188-199 | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.03W.334 | |||||||
ABSTRACT | ||
The purpose of the investigation is to examine, compare and explore the academic success of the students who were studying in high schools and to analyse the factors like gender and locale influence on their educational performance. The sample of the study comprises 1266 students collected from both rural and urban areas of Nagaon district of Assam, using a simple random technique. The researcher had considered the marks obtained by the sample students in their high school leaving certificate (HSLC) examination 2025 as a tool of academic achievement. In Assam, the HSLC examination is organised and operated by the Assam State School Education Board, Division I (erstwhile SEBA). Percentage, mean, standard deviation, and t-test were adopted to analyse the data. Microsoft Excel and SPSS software were used to compute the data. The research demonstrated no significant gender-based differences in academic achievement. However, in regard to the locale, a disparity was observed in academic achievement. | ||
Keywords: Academic Achievement, Gender, High school students, Level of Academic Achievement, Locale. |