Metacognition is the individual’s awareness of how he learns and what he does, employment of proper knowledge to gain his ends; the ability to employ cognitive skills that are required in an ordinary test, the knowledge of which strategies be employed with which goals, and the assessment of individual processes before and after the performance” (Flavell, 1997). Here, an attempt was made to investigate the relationship and differences of metacognitive awareness on teaching and teaching competence of prospective secondary teachers. The main objective of the study was to compare the significant mean differences and relationship of of metacognitive awareness on teaching and teaching competence of male and female secondary prospective teachers. A sample of 100 secondary prospective teachers consisted of 50 males and 50 females from Dr. PMIASE, Sambalpur, and Panchayat College, Bargarh, were selected randomly. For this study, both correlational and causal-comparative method was employed by the researcher. To collect data, the researcher used the Inventory of Metacognitive Awareness for Teachers (MAIT) developed by C. Balcikanli (2011) and the General teaching Competence scale (GTC) developed by B.K. Passi and Lalitha (1994). The obtained data were analyzed using”t” test and Pearson correlation coefficient “r.” It was that found the mean scores of male teachers are significantly better than the female teachers when metacognitive awareness was compared with teaching and teaching competence. Lastly, the result indicated there existed a strong positive correlation of metacognitive awareness on teaching and teaching competency concerning male and female student teachers.

The objective of the present study was to find out the correlation between study habits and academic achievement of secondary school students in relation to gender. As the study intents to investigate the relationship between reading habits and educational attainment, a Correlational design was used. A sample of 100 middle school students were taken, each of which 50 boys and 50 girls studying in class 10th of Sambalpur district affiliated by Board of Secondary Education, Odisha were selected by using stratified random sampling technique. The Study Habits Inventory and the academic score card associated with the students’ last annual examination were used to collect data. The Pearson Product Moment Coefficient of Correlation used to analyze the obtained data reveled that i) there was a high positive correlation between the study habits and academic achievement students studying in secondary schools; ii) there was a high positive correlation found between study habits and academic achievement of boys’ students studying in secondary schools; iii) there was a high positive correlation existed between study habits and academic achievement of girls’ students studying in secondary schools. This implies that good study habit is positively related in enhancing the academic achievement of both boys and girls at secondary level.

The well-adjusted students have a greater probability of being integrated and balanced personality, socially familiar, cheerful and wholesome life, and environmentally dynamic. They require adjusting in various aspects, viz, home adjustment, health adjustment, social adjustment, emotional adjustment, and educational adjustment. In this increasing suicide rate and conflicts in society, students’ adjustment in educational institutions and hostels is a noticeable area to be studied because students are considered as one of the important tenets of future human resources. A hostel is a place where students live in a supervised environment. Hostel life has a great impact on the academic achievement and health status of the students. Therefore, here an attempt was made to study the home, social, health, emotional, and educational adjustment of new boarders in boys’ and girls’ hostel of Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur. A total sample of 120 newly enrolled undergraduate students was taken randomly, out of which 60 boys and 60 girls from GM University hostels were selected. For this study, a descriptive survey method was employed by the researcher. The ‘Adjustment Inventory for college students’ developed by A.K.P.Sinha and R.P.Singh was used by the researcher to collect data. The collected data were analyzed and interpreted by using the “t” test. The findings revealed that no significant difference was found in home and health adjustment of the new boarders of boys’ and girls’ hostel. In contrast, a significant difference was found in social, emotional, and educational adjustment.

The study was intended to investigate employability skills among University Graduate students and one of the specific purpose was to find out difference in employability skills between Science and Arts students. Descriptive survey method was employed for this study. Primary data were collected from 50 science and 50 arts of G.M University by standardised Employability Assessment inventory of Larry Dershem, 2016 which has six employability skill domains, measured by 24 items. The obtained data were analysed and interpreted by using percentage and t-test. The results of the study revealed that 17% university students have self-concept, 17% have self control, 17% have social, 17% have communication, 18% have problem solving and 13% have job searching skill. With reference Academic stream wise employability skill difference, it is found that science students have comparative more skill than arts students and the difference is significant at .01 level. The result of the present study will help full for policy makers and practitioners of higher education to develop employment skills among students by redesigning curricular content, methodology and practical component.