A Study On Educational Performance And Its Determinants In Adolescents Aged 11 To 17 Years, From Selected Schools Of Different Syllabi In Bangalore, India
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 1
Abstract
Background:Studies on educational performance remain scarce particularly in south India and more so in Bangalore. No satisfactory methods were previously used to compare educational performance across various syllabi. Objectives:To study the effect of various factors on educational performance among adolescents between 11 to 17 years of age. Method: A cross sectional study was done with 403students across three schools in Bangalore North. Data collected were age and sex of the child, sleep, housing and who the child stays with (both parents, single parent, hostel) from classes VI to X. Results: Total study population is 403 (223 males and 180 females). Average academic score was 4.43.Educational performance varied with various factors studied, with sex [males 4.02, females 4.93], with type of housing[kutcha 4.90, semi pucca 4.06, pucca 4.57], with who the student stayed with [hostels 5.49, single parent 3.95, both parents 4.66], with hours of sleep [7 hours 4.20, 8hours4.63, 9 hours 4.35, 10 hours 4.19, 11 hours 3.73]. Pearson’s correlation between educational performance and staying in better housing(r=-0.09) & duration of sleep (r=-0.02). Conclusion: Female students obtained higher scored as compared to male counterparts. Students living in kutcha houses fared the best followed those in pucca houses. Average sleep of 8 hours showed the highest academic score. Recommendation: Enquiries need to be made for the poorer academic performance in male students and rectified. Optimal sleep needs to be encouraged among students.
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Dr Rahul R Abraham, Nagashruthi M B
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