DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2014.v02i01.002

Pages: 9-12

The main objective of this study is to find out the relationship between personality and achievement in botany of higher secondary students. The study also aims to find out the difference in personality and achievement in botany of higher secondary students with respect to Gender, Residential area, Types of management, Type of family. Survey method has been used in the present study. Personality Questionnaire (1975) constructed and standardized by Eysenck.H J. and Sybil.B.G. was used to collect the data from higher secondary school students. The marks in botany obtained during the half yearly examination were taken for the investigation. Random sampling technique was used for collection of data. The sample size was 320 higher secondary school students of Chennai and kancheepuram districts. For analyzing the data, mean, standard deviation,‘t’ - test and correlation was used. The major findings of this study are: (1) The study reveals that there is a positive co-relation between the personality and achievement in botany among higher secondary students. (2) There is a significant difference in the mean score of achievement in botany among higher secondary students with respect to their type of management.