Higher Secondary Students' Performance in Math, English, and Other Science Subjects in Pre-COVID 19 and During COVID 19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study Using Mahalanobis Distance
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https://doi.org/10.17507/tpls.1403.28Keywords:
Mahalanobis Distance, higher secondary level students, English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, BTR, Assam, COVID-19 PandemicAbstract
The current study compared the achievements of higher secondary level students before and during the COVID 19 pandemic in five subjects-English, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics. This study was conducted on higher secondary level students from Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Assam, India. Dichotomous variables like rural and urban, tribal and non-tribal are considered for sample collection. A stratified random sampling technique is used for data collection. When five subjects are considered as a unit, the Mahalanobis Distance (MD) is used to measure the difference in dynamical character of achievements. There is a significant difference in the achievement of students between pre-COVID 19 and during COVID 19 pandemic.
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