A Study of the Life Skills of Higher Secondary Students in Relation to Academic Achievement

Abstract

Life skills are skills that enable individuals to deal effectively with the challenges of everyday life. Realizing the importance of Life Skills Education, the investigator has made an attempt to study the relationship between five important life skills and the academic achievement of Higher Secondary students in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. The five Life Skills were Problem Solving skill, Decision Making skill, Critical Thinking skill, Stress Coping skill and Goal Setting skill. The sample consisted of 623 students selected from 22 schools. The Life Skills of the students with respect to type of management, gender, medium and locality were studied. newline