A Study of Personality Development and Religiousity on Academic Achievement of High School Students

Abstract

Personality development of the high school students is essentially the product of organism environment interaction. The home provides the child which micro-level environment. Religion which practiced in the home of high school student play a vital role in shaping the personality. Academic achievement is defined as the aggregate marks obtained by students in high school examination of U.P. Board, Allahabad. Personality development is defined and understood in term of the ten personality needs as measured by MPI. 60% students were found to be high achievers and 40% students were found to be low achievers. Need of achievement, autonomy, succourance, dominance, nurturance, abasement, endurance is causally related to academic achievement. Need of exhibition, affiliation, aggression and religiousity is not causally related to academic achievement.

Personality is the set of emotional qualities, way of behaving etc. that makes a person different from other people. It is a forceful determinant of human achievement. Personality development is the development of the organized pattern of behaviours and attitudes that make a person distinctive. Personality development occurs by the ongoing interaction of temperament, character and environment. Personality development is the enhancement of some definite life skill which is essential to make the growth of happiness and success possible in one’s life. These skills are like the pillars of our whole career. Hence the success and the failure of our ventures in life depend on the choice of those skills. If we start building our life on the basis of some incorrect skills then fall is unavoidable. You may get success but it can never be long lasting. So for long lasting development in life in term of happiness and success, we need to develop ourselves first.

Personality is a forceful determinant of human activities and achievement. Personality development of the high school students is essentially the product of organism environment interaction. The home provides the child which micro-level environment which has well set structural characteristics such as complexity, clarity, strength etc. Which may be promotive or restrictive and context characteristics such as tasks, goals, paths, rules, roles, expectancies and norms etc. Religion which practiced in the home of high school student play a vital role in shaping the personality.