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JUNE 2011
INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH IN BUSINESS VOL 3, NO 2
To measure the effect of small class on the academic achievement of the students Chi-square
distribution was used. Calculated Chi-square value was found to be 94.46 is greater than the table
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value of 3.841 at α = 0.05 with one degree of freedom. ( χ = 94.46 > 3.84) So there is significant
relationship at 0.05 level of significance. Hence H 1 “There is significant effect of small class on the
academic achievement of students at secondary school level” is accepted.
FOR RURAL STUDENT
Table: 2 Showing effect of private home tuition on the academic achievement of students.
Small Class Large Class Total
High Achievement 71 18 89
Low Achievement 19 92 111
Total 90 110 200
To measure the effect of private home tuition on the academic achievement of the students Chi-square
distribution was used. Calculated Chi-square value was found to be 78.35 is greater than the table
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value of 3.84 at α = 0.05 with one degree of freedom. ( χ = 78.35 > 3.84) So there is significant
relationship at 0.05 level of significance. Hence H 1 “There is significant effect small classes on the
academic achievement of students at secondary school level” is accepted.
SUMMARY
The problem under study was to investigate the effect of small classes on the academic achievement
of students at secondary school level. For the purpose of collection of data a questionnaire was
developed, validated and administered personally to the students. Data was analyzed with the help of
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Chi-square ( χ ) distribution as a statistical analysis technique. It has been found that small classes
play a very crucial role in increasing the academic achievement of the students at secondary school
level.
FINDINGS
For urban school
The calculated value of Chi-square is 94.46 while table value is 3.84.
For rural school
The calculated value of Chi-square is 78.35 while table value is 3.84.
CONCLUSION
There is a significant effect of small classes on the academic achievement of 10th class students for
rural and urban schools. It is concluded that for both the schools there is a indirect relationship
between the variable i.e. smaller the class greater will be the academic achievement and larger the
class lower will be the achievement.
RECOMMENDATIONS
There are following recommendations on the bases of the findings and conclusions:-
1. Parents may choose those schools in which the strength of students in the classes is small in order
to increase the academic achievement of their children.
2. The same type of research can also be applied for the female schools.
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