“Attitude Towards Tamil Language Learning And Their Academic Achievement Among Ninth Standard Students”

Abstract

The current research paper focuses on the attitude of the ninth standard students towards Tamil Language in order to implement some innovative technique in teaching Tamil language. It is an exploration in investigating the fresher’s of ninth standard students’ attitude towards Tamil Language Learning and their association with their academic achievement. To meet the objectives of the study the primary data was collected from the ninth standard students. As samples for the case study, the researcher contacted one section of ninth standard of about 40 students from government higher secondary school, ayyanpettai, Kanchipuram. The students of 30 girls and 10 boys were taken into consideration. A closed ended Attitude questionnaire, developed by Samar Rukh - 2014 is used for the present study. The inventory consists of 15 statements. The findings suggest that girls and boys from Tamil medium, private-aided school, exclusively girls school students have more Positive Attitude towards Tamil Language learning and their association with their academic achievement than the regional medium students.