IMPACT OF STUDENTS’ ATTITUDE ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AT SECONDARY SCHOOL LEVEL

Abstract

The academic achievement of the students is a major factor to evaluate the success of teaching-learning process. To achieve this objective the attitude of students can play a vital role. Moreover, teachers have notable contribution to nourish positive attitude of the students which enhance learning capabilities. The primary objective of this study was Impact of students’ attitude and academic achievement at secondary school level. The secondary school students from district Lahore were the population of this research while 429 respondents were selected as sample through simple random sampling technique. The study was quantitative based on correlational research design. For collection of data questionnaire self-administered questionnaire was used through survey method. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was administered to analyze the research questions. The findings of the study indicated that there was a significant correlation of students’ attitude with academic achievement. Further, there was a significant effect of students’ attitude on their academic achievement. The study is beneficial for the successful completion of teaching learning process by adopting innovative strategies through students’ positive attitude.