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Correlates of Academic Achievement: A Study of Social Science Students

Aim: Present paper identifies the factors associated with the academic achievement of students in a social science subject. Factors studied in the present study associated with achievements were-interest in studies, reading ability, and critical thinking. Methods: A total of sixty students studying in class VII in government senior secondary schools of Delhi were selected randomly for the data collection. Interest Inventory by R P Singh (2010), critical thinking scale prepared by C. G. Venkatesha Murthy (2014), reading ability test, and achievement test prepared by researchers themselves were administered on the selected sample. Findings: This study reveals that academic achievement in social subjects, reading ability, and critical thinking are significantly and positively correlated with each other.