Abstract :
Science studies demand more concentration and time than other subjects.
This makes science students less social in their circles. This study intended
to examine the relationship between social behavior and academic
performance of science students at the Secondary Level in District
Rawalpindi. In this study, the social behavior i.e. aggression and Altruism
was studies. The objectives of the study were to examine the relationship
between academic performance and the social behavior of science students
and to identify the gender-based difference regarding the social behavior of
science students. The target population of the study was both boys’ and
girls’ science students of grade 10th from District Rawalpindi. Stratified
sampling technique was used to collect data from science students. A sample
of 116 male and 178 female science students. To get students’ responses, a
questionnaire consisted of 25 items was developed. The findings revealed
that there is no connection between social behaviour and science students'
academic success in secondary school. Besides it, a weak positive
correlation between social behavior and academic performance of science
students was also found. The study also revealed that there is no significant
difference in social behavior between boys’ and girls’ science students. The
result of this study showed that boys have more aggressive behavior as
compared to girls in the science section. It was also found that girls have
more altruistic (pro-social) behavior as compared to the boys in the science
section. The finding of this study also shows that girls have more
cooperative behavior as compared to boys. It is recommended that praising
and rewards might play an important role in managing aggressive behavior
and improving the academic performance of the students.
Keyword :
academic performance, aggression, altruism, social behavior