Author: Susanta Kuila & Dr. Uttam Kumar Samanta
DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.70798/Bijmrd/03100007
Abstract: The main purpose of this study is to determine how family environment impacts on college-going students’ academic achievement. Objectives: To investigate the family environment’s impact on students’ academic achievement according to gender, stream, living area and parental economic status and also investigate the correlation between family environment and academic achievement of students. Sample: For this study, 160 UG college students of the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal were selected as a sample; the included 80 students studying science (40 boys and 40 girls) and 80 students studying arts (40 boys and 40 girls). Statistical techniques:All the data were analysed in SPSS-25 software and descriptive and inferential statistics were calculated. Research instruments: The Family Environment Scale was developed by Bhatia & Chadha (1993). The average percentage of marks by UG college students in the previous two semester examinations has been taken as an indicator of the students’ academic achievement. Conclusions: There is a strong, statistically significant positive correlation between family environment and academic achievement across the full sample. There is a small but significant negative correlation between Family Environment and Stream. There is a moderate positive correlation between parental economic status and students’ academic scores. There is a small to moderate positive correlation between students’ locality and academic achievement.
Keywords: Environment, Family Environment, Academic Achievement, College Students.
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