Paper Title: Academic Achievement of Tribal and Non-Tribal Students at Secondary Level
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The present paper tried to understand and compare tribal students' achievement with non-tribal students at the secondary level in government schools in the East Shingbhum District of Jharkhand There is an immense need to understand the context, and background of education system in Jharkhand to address the question of providing equal access of education to tribals. The recognition of the fact that education can bring social justice and foster economic growth, social well-being, and social stability. The State is trying to achieve universal school education and improve the literacy rate. In order to measure the achievement of students, the researcher used standardized achievement tests on the subjects of Mathematics and Science. Mathematics Achievement Test developed by L.N. Dubey was used in the study. It consisted of 30 items divided into three areas–I. Arithmetic, II. Algebra, III. Geometry. It was administered to 13 to 15-year students. Science Achievement Test developed by R.D. Singh was also used in the study. This test consisted of 42 items in Physics and 44 items in Chemistry. These tests were administered and a composite score was calculated to assess the Academic achievement of students. The findings of the study revealed that there were significant differences in the academic achievement of tribal and non-tribal students at the secondary level. Even comparisons between girls of tribal and non-tribal students were found to be significant. Similarly, significant differences were found in the academic achievement of boys of tribal and non-tribal students.
Keywords:Academic Achievement, Tribal Students, Non-Tribal Students, and Secondary Schools.
DOI Link – https://doi.org/10.63431/AIJITR/2.III.2025.20-24
Review By – Dr. Parimal Sarkar and Dr. Amrita Dutta