High School students’ Academic Achievement in Science and their Critical Thinking

Abstract

This study is intended to find out the high school students’ Academic Achivement in science and their critical thinking. The study conducted with 985 High School Students studying in Thanjavur District of Tamilnadu, India. The sample was selected by using Simple Random Sampling Technique. Critical thinking dispositions scale constructed validated by Seeja, K. R. and Jangaiah.C (2012). The score for Academic achievement in science taken form II term marks achieved by the selected sample in Science subject in their schools. The results of the study shows the achievement in Science of entire sample of High School students is high. The Critical Thinking of entire sample of High School students also found to be high. There is no significant difference between the male and female, Rural and Urban High School students with respect to their  Achievement in Science. There is significant difference between the male and female High School students with respect to their  Critical Thinking. There is no significant difference between Rural and Urban High School students with respect to their Critical Thinking. There is a significant relationship between the Achievement in Science and Critical Thinking of High School students.