Students’ Psychological Variables and Academic Achievement in Biology in Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Students’ psychological variables, academic achievement, biology, self-efficacy, self-confidenceAbstract
This study examined self-efficacy and self-confidence as correlates of academic achievements among Biology students in public secondary schools in Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. The study population consisted of all SSII Biology students drawn from 11 public secondary schools for the 2025/2026 session. The sample of the study was 225 SSII intact class students chosen from five schools in the population. The schools were chosen using stratified sampling techniques. The instruments used were the Terminal Continuous Assessment Result in Biology (TCARB) and the Biology Psychological Variable Questionnaire (BPVQ). The reliability of BPVQ was found to be 0.72. Data were collected and analysed using correlation coefficients (R) from simple linear regression for research questions and ANOVA at a 0.05 level of significance for hypotheses. Findings revealed no significant relationship between students’ psychological variables (self-efficacy and self-confidence) and academic achievement in Biology; there is a low relationship between the constructs. Based on these results, it was concluded that there is a low relationship between students’ psychological variables and academic achievement in Biology. It was recommended that students should use their self-efficacy and self-confidence to promote their achievement in Biology.
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