Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement in English: A Relationship Study at Secondary School Level

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Published Jun 1, 2024
https://doi.org/10.61506/02.00271
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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2024): Journal of Policy Research

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Sabeen Qamar
Assistant Professor (Education), Virtual University of Pakistan
Muhammad Faisal Farid
Assistant Professor, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore
Hafiz M. Nasarullah Mujahid
Ph.D. Scholar, Division of Education, University of Education, Lahore

Abstract

This research was designed within the secondary school population to study self-esteem level of boys and girls and to find out its relationship with their academic achievement in English. The sample of this study was drawn from twenty-four public sector secondary schools of districts Khushab and city district Lahore. There were 1226 secondary school students (636 boys and 590 girls; 734 urban and 492 rural students) in the sample. Data were collected from students studying science (784 students) and humanities (442 students) subjects. To measure self-esteem of students, Urdu translation of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) was used. Annual results, declared by the BISE in Punjab, of grade 9 students were taken as academic achievement in English. Data were analyzed using inferential and descriptive statistics. The results showed that self-esteem was high in majority of the students. It was noticed that girls had higher level of self-esteem than boys. The students of urban locale had higher level of self-esteem than students of rural locale. It was also noticed that science students had a higher level of self-esteem than humanities students. Majority of the students had high grades in English. In the study, a positive and significant relationship was found between the variables i.e. self-esteem and academic achievement in English at secondary school level. The regression analysis shows that self-esteem is a significant positive predictor of academic achievement in English at secondary school level.

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Qamar, S. , Farid, M.F. and Mujahid, M.N. 2024. Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement in English: A Relationship Study at Secondary School Level. Journal of Policy Research. 10, 2 (Jun. 2024), 575–581. DOI:https://doi.org/10.61506/02.00271.
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