Self Esteem and Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students: A Correlation Study

Abstract

The goal is to discover evidence regarding student self-esteem along with their academic performance within Kahuta Tehsil which is a part of District Rawalpindi. The Rawalpindi region lacks sufficient studies which analyze the bond between self-esteem and educational achievement specifically among students from Kahuta secondary schools. The current literature and research findings lack this information so it needs immediate attention. The research design was descriptive; nature was quantitative with survey methodology. The research utilized correlation as its design methodology by using SPSS (version 25). The study included selected secondary schools through stratified sampling technique for total student population of 1125. Population divided into two strata boys (562) and girls (563). The sample size was calculated by Mugenda & Mugenda (2003) 18%. The sample of the study was 211 students of 10th graders—boys (106) and girls (105) from public schools of Tehsil Kahuta. The research tool for assessing student self-esteem and Academic Achievement was developed as a self-made questionnaire. Summated scores with Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (Pearson r) performed the analysis on research questions while null hypothesis data analysis involved comparison between established relationship indexes and 0.5 significance levels.  The research outcome showed that student self-esteem created a positive link between academic success for both male and female students.  The researchers confirmed a positive significant connection between secondary school student self-esteem and educational outcomes throughout Kahuta Tehsil based on their research conclusions followed by further discussions.