Author(s): Debamitra Purkait

Abstract:
The present investigation was about the Effect of School Environment on Academic Achievement of Class-IX students. 120 boys and 120 girls both from rural and urban area were selected randomly as the sample of this present investigation. Again, to serve the purpose 4 schools were selected randomly using Disproportionate Random Sampling Method from rural and urban areas of 24 Parganas and Kolkata respectively. Two standardized test namely t-Test and Correlation was administered for data analysis. The result of the present investigation reveals that there is no significant gender difference in respect to Academic Achievement which exists both in Urban and Rural Schools students but significant difference exists in respect to Academic Achievement between two locations i.e., Urban and Rural Schools. Also, there is significant relation between School Environment and Academic Achievement which exists both in Urban and Rural Schools.