A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
Abstract
Author(s): SK Habib
The present study reveals the fact that involvement in the extracurricular activities produces its effect on academic performance of the students. Most of the studies have been carried out and they ha ve revealed the fact that particular extracurricular activities certainly effects on the academic achievement of the students. The purpose of this study is to establish that extra-curricular activities in which school students participate have a positive effect on their academic achievements. The study was conducted by using the questionnaire filling technique which was distributed among 171 students of the class Vlll, lX & X of Al-Ameen Mission School, Khalisani, Uluberia, Howrah, West Bengal. The study gave the fact that according to the students involved in any kind of sports, participating in dramatic and other literary activities positively affects their academic performance, while watching the television has also some positive impact on academic performance.
