ABSTRACT
This study
investigated psychosocial factors as correlates of secondary school students’
interest and achievement in Economics in Abia State. The purpose of this study
was to determine the extent psychosocial factors correlate with senior
secondary students’ interest and achievement in Economics in public secondary
schools in Abia State. Eight research questions and eight hypotheses were
formulated to guide the study. The study adopted correlational survey research
design. The population of the study include 7860 senior secondary school two (SS2)
students that offered Economics in 2020/2021 in all the co-educational public
schools in Aba Education Zone in Abia State. The study adopted a sample size of
786 SS2 students comprised of 374 male and 412 female students. The study
utilized three
researcher’s developed instruments for data collection which were Psychosocial Factors Questionnaire (PFQ), Students
Interest Scale and (SIS) and Economics Achievement Test (EAT). The EAT was
validated by three experts; one expert in Economics Education from Department
of Educational Management, one in Educational Psychology from department
of Educational Psychology and counselling, and one expert in
measurement and evaluation from Department of Science Education, all from
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The data collected
were analysed using Cronbach Alpha to determine the internal consistency of
psychosocial factors questionnaire (PFQ) and Economics Interest Scale (EIS).
The PFQ with four clusters yielded 0.82, 0.80, 0.77 and 0.81 for clusters 1, 2,
3 and 4 respectively. The overall coefficient for PFQ was 0.80 on the other
hand; EIS recorded a reliability coefficient of 0.80. Economics Achievement
Test (EAT) was analyzed using K-R20 statistic which yielded
reliability coefficient of 0.86. Data collected was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) to answer the
research questions while linear regression was used to test the null hypothesis
at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others
that stress, students home background, social class and self-efficacy significantly
to a positive high extent relate to senior secondary students’ interest and
achievement in Economics. Based on the findings, it was recommended that the state
and Federal Ministry of Education as policy makers in secondary schools should
infuse learning skills that carter for all. Also, teachers and parents should
see stress as a core contributor to interest and achievement in teaching and
learning exercise and as such could lead to academic assessment.
ANOSIKE, A (2024). Psychosocial factors as correlates of secondary school students’ interest and achievement in Economics in Abia State:- Anosike, Grace I. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Sep 07, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/psychosocial-factors-as-correlates-of-secondary-school-students-interest-and-achievement-in-economics-in-abia-state-anosike-grace-i-7-2
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ANOSIKE, ANOSIKE. "Psychosocial factors as correlates of secondary school students’ interest and achievement in Economics in Abia State:- Anosike, Grace I" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2024). Accessed 07 Sep. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/psychosocial-factors-as-correlates-of-secondary-school-students-interest-and-achievement-in-economics-in-abia-state-anosike-grace-i-7-2