STUDY OF THE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT OF THE GIRLS IN KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYAS OF DISTRICT PILIBHIT IN THE CONTEXT OF EDUCATIONAL ADJUSTMENT

The educational achievement of girls studying in Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas of Pilibhit district has been studied in the context of educational adjustment. In the research, girls studying in all the 9 Kasturba Gandhi Balika schools located in Pilibhit district have been considered as population and 40 girls from each school have been selected as sample by random sampling method. Thus a total of 360 girls have been selected as sample. Descriptive research method has been used as research method.In the present study, educational achievement has been measured on the basis of marks obtained by girls in the previous class, while for measuring the educational adjustment of girls, standardized Educational Adjustment Inventory developed by Seema Rani and Dr. Vasant Bahadur Singh has been used.Educational achievement has been taken as the criterion variable and educational adjustment as the predictor variable. Product moment correlation coefficient and linear regression analysis have been used to analyse the data.