A Study on Effects of Co-Curricular Activities on Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students in District Quetta:
Keywords:
Co-Curricular Activities (CCA), Students’ Academic Achievements (SSA), Student Engagement, Participatory Group and NonParticipatory Group.Abstract
This study aims to investigate the relationship of Co-Curricular Activities
and Students Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students of
Quetta. The discussion in this study is based on Austin’s theory of Student
Involvement (1984). The study has two main variables i.e. Co-Curricular
Activities as an independent variable and Students’ Academic Achievements
as dependent variable. The population of this study consist of Secondary
School Students of district Quetta. The sample of this study was 386 (191
Boys and 195 Girls) students of grade X from 10 (05 Boys and 05 Girls)
Secondary Schools of Zarghoon Town, Quetta. Stratified random sampling
technique was used and Self-constructed questionnaire consisting six
portions was administrated to assess their Co-Curricular Activities
Engagement and Academic Achievements through their marks scored in
grade IX exams of Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary
Education (BBISE). The findings of the study revealed that there is a
positive relation with Co-Curricular Activities (Mean= 3.8995 and S.
Deviation= .39602) and Students Academic Achievements (Mean= 3.9437
and S. Deviation= .81920) with r =.54, p≤.05, N=386
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