Socio-demographic Correlates of Academic Achievement Among Kenyan Adolescents
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Date
2010
Authors
Muthee, Jessina
Immanuel, Thomas
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Publisher
Thiruvananthapuram
Abstract
The present study was undertaken to explore
the socio-demographic correlates of academic
achievement among Kenyan adolescents. A
proportionate stratified sample of standard eight pupils
(101 boys and 99 girls) were used for the study. The
important variables considered in the study were gender,
type of school, socio-economic status, and home
environment. Statistical techniques like Pearson r and
t-tests were used for analyzing the data. The results
indicated that almost all the socio-demographic
variables, viz., educational status of father and mother,
occupational status of father, monthly income of the
family, overall socio-economic status of the family, home
environment, and number of brothers of the
respondents, correlated positively with academic
performance. At the same time, occupational status of
the mother and number of sisters of the respondents
failed to show significant relationship with academic
performance. The results oft — tests revealed that there
is no gender difference in academic performance, but
significant differences existed between public and private
schools in percentage of marks obtained by the students.
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Academic achievement, Sociodemographic variables
Citation
the Psychespace Vol. 4, No. 1, 27-33, January 2010.