Influence of peer relations on academic achievement

Author

Shiza Tahir

Degree

BS (Social Sciences & Liberal Arts)

Faculty / School

Faculty of Business Administration (FBA)

Department

Department of Social Sciences & Liberal Arts

Date of Award

2018

Date of Submission

2021-08-03

Advisor

Adnan Ahmed Qureshi, Visiting Faculty, Department of Social Sciences and Liberal Arts, IBA, Karachi.

Project Type

SSLA Culminating Experience

Access Type

Restricted Access

Keywords

Peer Relations, Academic Achievement, Students

Abstract

This paper investigated the influence of peer relations on the academic achievement for students of grades t10 and 11 and whether or not there is a difference in terms of gender when discussing the influence of peer relations. The sample of the study included 160 students (82 males and 78 females) in total, with a total of 40 students per school, 20 per class. The sample was divided into 4 schools; Froebel Education Centre, Haque Academy, Convent of Jesus and Mary and The City School. A Pearson’s Correlation and Linear Regression was used to find a relationship between the two variables. The results of the study indicated a significant, but small influence of peer relations, almost 4%, on academic achievement. The influence was also looked at in terms of 4 predictors; school, age, gender and class. There was a significant difference in influence of peer relations in terms of gender and school. However, no difference was found in terms of age or class.

Pages

44

Recommended Citation

Tahir, S. (2018). Influence of peer relations on academic achievement (Unpublished undergraduate project). Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sslace/36