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Academic Achievement Among University Students

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Academic Achievement among university students in relation to adjustment and emotional intelligence.
INTRODUCTION
Emotional Intelligence can be defines as the ability of an individual to recognize his emotions and that of others. It includes managing their own and others emotions, controlling them and expressing them in appropriate settings. Discriminating between different emotions and labelling them correctly and then using the emotions to guide one 's behaviour is called as Emotional Intelligence. Individual who are well aware about their emotions and that of others can be called as emotionally intelligent.
According to Mayer and Salovey, 1999, Emotional Intelligence can be defined as "the ability to monitor one 's own emotions and other …show more content…

Academic Achievement refers to the performance of a student in an academic year. It determines the success or failure of an individual in field of education. It can also refer to the performance of a student in a particular subject(5). According to Steinberg and Merriam(1993), "Achievement encompasses student ability and performance; it is multidimensional ; it is intricately related to human growth and cognitive, emotional, social and physical development; it reflects the whole child; it is not related to a single instance but occurs across time and levels, through a student 's life in public school and on into post secondary years and working life." Wester refers academic achievement as "the quality and quantity of a student 's work." Educational bodies usually look at the overall academic achievement of the students enrolled in their education system to study the efficiency of their system and to decide if any changes need to be made in the system for obtaining better results(6). Academic Achievement plays a very crucial role in an individual 's life as it shapes them and helps them to understand the world around them from a different point of view. It helps them to become responsible social beings and helps them to learn how to work through daily life …show more content…

To study the difference in adjustment among university students on the basis of gender.
2. To study the difference in emotional intelligence among university students on the basis of gender.
3. To study the difference in academic achievement among university students on the basis of gender.
4. To study the relationship between adjustment and academic achievement among university students
5. To study the relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement among university students
HYPOTHESES
1. There exists no significant difference in adjustment of males and females.
2. There exists no significant difference in emotional intelligence of males and females.
3. There exists no significant difference in academic achievement of males and females.
4. There exists no significant relationship between emotional intelligence and academic achievement among university students.
5. There exists no significant relationship between adjustment and academic achievement among university students

STATISCTICAL TECHNIQUES
The following statistical techniques are used for interpreting the

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