Measured Influence Of Gender And Psychological Factors On The Academic Self-Concept Of Senior Secondary School Students In Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
Keywords:
Motivation and Emotional Intelligence, Self-Efficacy Achievement, Gender, Academic Self-ConceptAbstract
This study investigated the measured influence of gender and psychological factors on the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. Using the descriptive survey research design, two research questions and related hypotheses were formulated and tested. Data were collected from three hundred SS2 secondary school students in Ibadan using four validated instruments. Analysis of data was done using the multiple regression analysis, and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistical tools. The results revealed among others that the independent variables (gender, self-efficacy, achievement motivation and emotional intelligence) made a joint contribution on the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan Nigeria. It also revealed that achievement motivation correlated most significantly with the academic self-concept of senior secondary school students in Ibadan. Thus it is recommended that the family, school, teacher, society and significant others should take time to give appropriate support to students as they strive to attain their dreamed academic height that would be beneficial to them and society.
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