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

Authors

  • Ahmad Dr. Niaz School Education Department Punjab, Pakistan Author
  • Mushtaq Dr. Mamoona Corresponding Author, Higher Education Department, Govt of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, Email: mamoonamushtaq@gmail.com Author
  • Mubeen Amber Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, Punjab Higher Education Department, Lahore, Pakistan Author
  • Jameel Rabia Lecturer in Psychology, Riphah Institute of Clinical and Professional Psychology, RIPHAH International University, Lahore, Pakistan Author

Keywords:

Academic Achievement, Demographic Determinants, Individual Determinants, Income, Gender

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.

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Published

2022-12-01

Issue

Vol. 8 No. 4 (2022)

Section

Articles