Call for Papers : Volume 15, Issue 03, March 2024, Open Access; Impact Factor; Peer Reviewed Journal; Fast Publication

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Relationship between test anxiety and academic achievement of Male and female sportspersons

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The aim of the present investigation was to establish the relationship between test anxiety and academic performance of male and female sportspersons. One hundred and Ten (Males=55, Females=55) sportspersons studying in 11th grade in different secondary schools of Bilaspur region were randomly selected to serve as the subjects for this study. The Test .Anxiety Inventory (TAI) (Spielberger et al., 1980), a tool that measures individual differences in test anxiety, was used to measure Test anxiety. Academic achievement was based upon the previous achievement of each level male and female sportspersons in the form of total marks obtained in five subjects and its percentage at 10th level examination. The results of the study concluded that 1. Male and female sportspersons had significant differences on academic performance in different school courses and total academic achievement, but they did not differ on test anxiety. Male sportspersons with high test anxiety achieved lower in social science and with low test anxiety achieved higher in social science. Female sportspersons exhibited the similar results in social studies. Test anxiety was found to be uncertain with academic performance of male and female sportspersons in five school courses. Total academic achievement was found higher in female sportspersons than their counter parts.

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Dr. Rajkumar Sharma and Adarsh Mishra
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