Level of Attention of Secondary School Students and Its Relationship with their Academic Achievement

Authors

  • Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah Professor of Education and Chairman of the Education department, Hazara University, mansehra Pakistan
  • Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah Hazara University Mansehra
  • Saadia Saleem PhD Scholar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18533/journal.v4i5.613

Keywords:

Academic achievements, attention, class room teaching, education, secondary education.

Abstract

The major purpose of the study was to find out the relationship between the level of attention and academic achievement. The tool designed to carry out this study was questionnaire. A sample of 420 students was taken from six secondary schools of district chakwal. The data was collected personally by visiting the concerned schools. The collected data was properly tabulated and analyzed with the help of ANOVA. The major findings of the study were: students’ level of attention directly effects their academic achievement. Those students who have high level of attention their academic achievement is also higher. As the level of attention decreases academic achievement also decreases student with moderate attention level have average academic achievement while the student with low level of attention are failed. The main factors that distract student attention are noise, home environment, financial problems, health problems and lack of interest. The study concludes that attention should be considered an important psychological phenomenon that effects the students’ academic achievement. As the individuals are different in their capabilities, skills, intelligence and aptitude their level of attention is also different.

Author Biographies

  • Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah, Professor of Education and Chairman of the Education department, Hazara University, mansehra Pakistan
    Professor Dr Syed Manzoor H Shah is the chairman of the department of Education in Hazara University Mansehra. He has twenty eight years teaching and administrative experience at his credit.
  • Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah, Hazara University Mansehra
    Professor Dr Syed Manzoor Hussain Shah is working in Education Deprtment of Hazara University Mansehra as its Chairman. He has a long experience of distance education as well.
  • Saadia Saleem, PhD Scholar
    PhD Scholar Allama Iqbal Open Univerity Islamabad

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