READING COMPREHENSION IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH AMONG HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i5(SE).2017.1980Keywords:
English, Academic Achievement, Language, Reading, Higher Secondary SchoolAbstract [English]
Even though reading comprehension provides significant educational implications at present, it is seen that there is a decreasing trend in the general reading level of younger generation. The study aimed to examine the Reading comprehension in relation to academic achievement in English among students at higher secondary levels. The investigator adopted survey method to study the reading comprehension in relation to academic achievement in English among students at higher secondary levels. For this study a sample of 300 higher secondary students from five Govt and Private schools which are situated in and around Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu were selected by the investigator using simple random sampling technique. The findings reveal that there is a significant relationship between reading comprehension and academic achievement in English among selected students at higher secondary levels.
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