Relationship Between Self-Concept and Students Academic Performance in Electrical Installation and Maintenance Works in Technical Colleges in Edo State
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https://doi.org/10.53797/ajvah.v5i2.1.2024Keywords:
Academic performance, Electrical installation and maintenance works, Self-conceptAbstract
This study investigated the relationship between self-concept and students' academic performance in electrical installation and maintenance works in technical colleges in Edo State. A correlational survey research design was adopted for the study. One research question and one null hypothesis guided the study, the hypothesis was formulated and tested at .05 level of significance. Two research instruments were used which included standardized electrical installation and maintenance works students' academic achievement test, and self-concept questionnaire. Standardized electrical installation and maintenance works achievement test was adopted from the National Technical Certificate Examination past questions. Cronbach Alpha was used to determine the reliability coefficients of' self-concept questionnaire which yielded the reliability coefficient values of 0. 87obtained. The population of the study consisted of 127 electrical installation and maintenance works students from the 05 (five) technical colleges in Edo States. There was no sampling technique, due to the manageable sizes of the total population, 117 returned instruments were used for data analysis. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 23.0 was used as the statistical package for data analyses. The statistical tool used to perform the data analyzes was inferential statistics. Such as Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient (PPMCC). PPMCC statistic was performed to answer research question and linear regression to test hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Results revealed a high positive correlation and relationship between self-concept and students' academic performance in electrical installation and maintenance works in technical colleges in Edo State. Based on this finding, it was recommended among others that teachers should ensure that students develop a good self-perception by providing motivation books in school library and promoting motivational speech both in school assembly and home, employ the services of school counselor to counsel the students on the benefits of improving self-concepts among others.
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