04 Academic Failure at Grade Four: A Quantitative Approach to the Self-Concept of Students

Abstract

This study examines the impact of academic failure on the self-concept of the students. The students studying at grade four in public primary schools of the urban areas of Rawalpindi were taken as study sample. A two-phase panel study was designed to collect quantitative data, i.e. at the start of the last term of preceding academic session and in the first month of successive academic year. The self-concept of the students (N=305) was measured through Urdu translation of Beck Youth Inventory for Self-Concept of Children (BSCI-Y). In phase two, the study sample was divided into two main groups on the basis of annual school results, i.e. failed and promoted students. A series of analysis were performed with the quantitative data to analyze the variations in the self-concept of the two groups. The study revealed highly significant and negative impact of academic failure on the self-concept of the students.