A Study of Home Environment among School Students of Darbhanga Town

Abstract

The present study was conducted on 240 school students of Darbhanga town selected by 2 x 2 x 2 stratified random sampling. The factors of stratification were religion (Hindu and Muslim) x gender (Male and Female) and Academic Achievement Category (High Achiever and Low Achiever) from Darbhanga district. The main objective was: (i) To measure the extent of home environment on academic achievement of sample groups. The extent of home environment was measured by home environment inventory. Percentage of scores was applied for analysis of data. The results revealed that the extent of home environment varied among total and different sample sub-groups.