The aim of this investigation is to determine the influence of pupils' perception
on their academic achievement. The literature review indicated that sensation
and perception are separate but unitary processes. It was also discovered that
academic achievement is influenced by the perception of several factors
pertaining both to the pupil himself as well as those responsible for his
academic growth. There was conclusive evidence from both the literature and
empirical investigation that perception influences academic achievement. Results
from the empirical study confirm that pupils with negative perceptions achieve
poor academic results and those with positive perceptions achieve good academic
results. It has also been found that there is no difference in the overall
perceptions of pupils in standards 6,7,8,9 and 10. There was a significant
difference in the perceptions of boys and girls, with girls having more positive
perceptions than boys. An attempt to change the negative perceptions of
pupils to positive perceptions will inevitably result in an improvement in
academic achievement. / Psychology of Education / M. Ed. (Psychology of Education)
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:unisa/oai:umkn-dsp01.int.unisa.ac.za:10500/18599 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Chetty, Praveena |
| Contributors | Visser, P. S. |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Dissertation |
| Format | 1 online resource (xiii, 201 leaves) : illustrations |
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