A Comparative Study of Self Concept and Academic Achievement of Physically Challenged and Normal Students

Self concept and academic achievement have been studied and many researchers have pointed out that self concept is the expected level of achievement of the individual where difference is obtained between person's performance in a task and his estimate of future in that task. The education of exceptional children represents an attempt on the part of the society to furnish equal opportunity to individuals who differ from the general population of students in their physical, mental and social characteristics. There are individuals who learn very fast. The present study was conducted on a sample of 60 secondary school students where 30 consists of physically challenged and 30 normal secondary school students of district Ambala & Yamunanagar. The data was collected with help of self-concept inventory (Real Self and Ideal Self) by Sagar and Sharma, 1971. The two groups of students i.e. physically challenged and normal secondary school students have been found to be significantly different on real self dimension and ideal self dimension of self concept inventory. And the two groups viz. physically challenged and normal secondary school students, were compared with each other on academic achievement, it was found that normal secondary school students have high academic achievement than physically challenged secondary school students.