Relationship between Self-concept and Academic Achievement among the Secondary School Students of Dhaka City.
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2014-09
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Abstract
This study aimed to investigate whether self-concept has any significant relationship with academic
achievement of the secondary school students. In order to achieve this end, 92 secondary school students were
chosen conveniently from different schools in Dhaka city. The Bangla version of the Piers Harris Children’s
self-concept scale was used in this study. Results indicated that self-concept was only slightly positively
associated with academic achievement of the students which referred that standardized coefficients was not
significant. Standardized α values illustrated that self-concept was not a predictor of academic achievement of
the students. Adjusted R2 in the model explained that there is no significant variation in academic achievement
due to self-concept of the students.
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Self-concept, academic achievement, secondary school students
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Sagar Mahmudul Hasan. Relationship between Self-concept and Academic Achievement among the Secondary School Students of Dhaka City. International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies. 2014: Sept; 1(9) 95-98.