2.4 Chapter Summary

In sum, this chapter of literature review is divided to three sections; (1) the development of generic skills, (2) the concept of academic achievement, and (3) the relationship between generic skills discussed in previous section and academic achievement. The chapter of review provides some theoretical perspectives of the current scenario relevant to this research and researchers’ debate regarding the status of academic achievement, generic skills and the relationship between the two variables. The review also provides the empirical findings about significance of generic skills and its relation to student academic settings.