The Effects of Circadian Typology, Emotional Intelligence and Creativity on the Academic Achievement of Secondary School Students in Delta State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Academic Achievement, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Circadian typologyAbstract
The study investigated the effects of Circadian Typology, Emotional Intelligence
and Creativity on the achievement of 300 Senior Secondary School III Students
in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. The participants responded to three valid scales.
A correspondence of the participants academic achievement was retrieved from
their schools. Using Pearson Product Correlation and Multiple Regression
procedures to investigate the predictive capacity of the independent variables
on the dependent variables, the result indicated that the three independent
variables, when taken together were effective in predicting academic achievement.
However while circadian typology had no significant contributive effect, other
variables contributed significantly to achievement. It was recommended that
emotional intelligence and creativity should be fostered and encouraged among
students in accordance of enhancing students positivity in the academic.
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