STRESS AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN PHYSICS

The present study intended to find out the level of Stress and Academic Achievement among the Higher Secondary School Students. The present study belongs to the Normative Survey Method and the sample selected for the study was 177 Students. The Stratified Random Sampling Technique was followed to select the sample for the study. The Statistical techniques such as the Mean, Standard Deviation,'t'-test and Correlation were used to analyze the data. The salient findings of the study were: (i) The Stress was found to be high whereas Academic Achievement in Physics was average (ii) The Urban Students were significantly higher level of Stress than the Rural Students (iii) There is no significant relationship between Stress and Academic Achievement in Physics among the Higher Secondary School Students.