Self concept and academic achievement of Kashmiri and Pakthooni ...

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Table 1.4: Showing the mean comparison of Kashmiri and Pakhtooni
students on academic Achievement (N= 50 in each group).
Group
Kashmiri
Pakhtooni
N
50
50
Mean
57.06
46.01
S.D
7.8
6.25
t-value
7.81
Figure 2. Mean comparison on academic achivement.
t-value at 0.01 level of significance, which depicts that
there is significance difference between Kashmiri and
Pakhtooni students on Self Concept Inventory. The
above result clarifies that Kashmiri students have better
Self Concept than Pakhtooni Students.
In the light of above results, the hypotheses No. 1
which reads as “There is significant difference between
Kashmiri and Pakhtooni students on self concept” stands
accepted. (Figure 1)
The table 1.4 shows the mean comparison of Kashmiri
and Pakhtooni students on academic achievement. The
calculated t- value (7.81) is greater than the tabulated t-
value and the difference was found to be significant at
0.01 level. The above table revels that the Kashmiri
students show better academic achievement than the
Pakhtooni Students.
In light of the above discussion, the hypotheses No.2
which reads as, “There is a significant difference between
Kashmiri and Pakhtooni students on Academic
achievement” stands accepted. (Figure 2).
MAJOR FINDINGS
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
57.06
The following are some of the conclusions drawn from the
present study.
Level of significance
0.01 Level
46.01
Kashmiri Pakhtooni
1. It has been found that Kashmiri and Pakhtooni
students differ significantly on ideal self dimension of Self
Concept inventory. The Kashmiri students were found to have
better ideal self than the Pakhtooni students.
2. It has been found that Kashmiri and Pakhtooni
students differ significantly on real self dimension of Self
Concept Inventory. The Kashmiri students were found to have
better real self than Pakhtooni students.
3. It has been found that Kashmiri and Pakhtooni
students differ significantly on overall dimensions of Self
Concept Inventory. The Kashmiri students were found have
better self concept than the Pakhtooni students.
4. It has been found that Kashmiri and Pakhtooni
students differ significant on academic achievement.
Kashmiri secondary students were found to have better
academic achievement than Pakhtooni students.
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