RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT AND SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY

Ude, Veronica C. (2017) RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC SELF-CONCEPT AND SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY. Nigerian Journal of Education, 1 (2).

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Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between Academic Self-Concept and Senior Secondary Students Achievement in biology. It employed ex-post facto research design. Two research questions and one null hypothesis, which was tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study was carried out in Enugu Urban of Enugu State, Nigeria. Five hundred and eighty (580) senior secondary year three (SS3) biology students were drawn from twenty-nine (29) government owned secondary schools in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used to determine the academic self-concept and students’ achievement in biology were a 4-point scale of Academic Self-Concept (ASCS) and SSCE biology result scores respectively. The reliability coefficient for ASCS was established using Cronbach Alpha and found to be 0.81. Data collected were analyzed using means and standard deviation for the research questions and analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) for testing the null hypothesis at P<0.05 probability level. A positive relationship between students’ Academic Self-Concept and the students’ biology achievement was found to exist. Also students’ Academic Self-Concept influences their SSCE biology achievement. The study, therefore, recommended SSCE biology curriculum review to incorporate non-cognitive variables as Academic Self-Concept.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
L Education > L Education (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education
Depositing User: miss ifeoma agbo
Date Deposited: 25 Apr 2019 13:28
Last Modified: 10 Oct 2019 12:01
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/1302

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