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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SLEEP DEPRIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF 10TH STANDARD STUDENTS
Author Name :
E. Dhivyadeepa
Publisher :
Ashok Yakkaldevi
Article Series No. :
GRT-6408
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Abstract :
The aim of the present work was to explore the relationship between the Sleep Deprivation and Academic Achievement of 10th standard students in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. A survey research was adopted for the study. 150 students from different types of schools in Coimbatore district were selected as sample by stratified random sampling techniques. Among those 75 students were male and 75 students were female and also, 75 students were from urban locality and 75 students from rural locality. The researcher developed a tool for Sleep Deprivation that includes 20 items with five point ranting scale such as always = 5, usually = 4, sometimes = 3 , hardly ever = 2, and never =1. Spearman correlation reveals that there is a negative correlation (r = -0.57) between Sleep Deprivation and Academic Achievement.
Keywords :
  • Sleep Deprivation ,Academic Achievement,learning,decision making and critical thinking,
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