Volume : 3, Issue : 6, JUN 2017

STUDY HABITS OF UPPER PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RELATION TO LEVEL OF ASPIRATION IN VELLORE DISTRICT

S R VASU, B VENKATARATHANAM

Abstract

This study examined the relationship between study habits and level of aspiration of upper primary school students in vellore district. This study adopted survey methods of research. Participants were 255 upper primary school students randomly selected form government and private schools in vellore district. The research instruments used for data collection was the study habits and level of aspiration developed by M.Mukhopadhyay and D.N. Sansalwal tested at 0.05 and .01 level of significance. The finding indicated that the study habits of upper primary students are in the above average and also level of aspiration of upper primary students are in the average. There exist significant impact with respect to medium of instruction and type of management of upper primary students and there is no significant impact on number of children, family income, fathers education on study habits and level of aspiration of the upper primary students.

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