Relationships between Self - Concept and Academic Performance in Students in Ranchi

Dr. Binda Kumari

Abstract: This study was undertaken to study the relationships between self - concept and academic performance. The sample consists of 363 students from 12 govt. high schools were chosen by using multistage cluster sampling method. The personal data questionnaire and self - concept Questionnaire (SCQ) used for data collection. For obtaining data regarding the participant's self - concept used of the total score of SCQ, and regarding their scholastic performance through marks assigned by students and their teachers. After verifying the scale's factorial structure, established levels of association between self - concept and academic performance, and predictive power of self - concept. The research finding showed a close relationship between self - concept and academic performance.

Keywords: Self - concept, academic performance, mathematics, physics, govt. high school students