Academic Resilience, Social Intelligence, Examination Anxiety and Academic Performance Among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Delta South Senatorial District
- August 27, 2021
- Posted by: rsispostadmin
- Categories: Guidance and Counselling, IJRISS, Social Science
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue VIII, August 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
Iviemu, Terence Sunny
Department of Guidance and Counselling Delta State University, Abraka
Abstract: This study investigated academic resilience, social intelligence, examination anxiety and academic performance among tertiary students in Delta South Senatorial District. to guide the study seven research questions and seven hypotheses were formulated and tested. This study adopted an ex-post facto research design which is correlational. The sample of this study consists of three hundred and seventy-five (375) students drawn from the entire population. The sample was selected using multi-stage sampling technique. The two instruments used for data collection were Academic Resilience, Social Intelligence, Examination Anxiety Questionnaire (ARSIEAQ) and GPA checklist. The face, content and construct validity of the instruments was determined. The reliability of the instruments was also determined and the internal consistency reliability coefficient obtained for Academic Resilience Scale, social intelligence scale and Examination Anxiety scale were 0.86, 0.83 and 0.71 respectively. Data collected were analyzed with Simple correlation, linear regression, multiple linear regression and analysis of covariance at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study showed that The major findings of the study showed that there was a significant strong positive relationship between academic resilience and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was significant relationship between social intelligence and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was significant negative relationship between examination and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant relationship between academic resilience, social intelligence examination anxiety and academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant predictive effect of sex and academic resilience on the academic performance of tertiary institution students; there was a significant predictive effect of sex and social intelligence on the academic performance of tertiary institution students; and there was a significant predictive effect of sex and examination anxiety on the academic performance of tertiary institution students in delta south senatorial district. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that tertiary institutions administration should incorporate academic resilience skill-building into the various course of study and teaching methods, to help students develop the ability to handle academic impediments, challenge, difficulty and stress in academic or school environment.
Key Words: Academic Resilience, Social intelligence, Examination anxiety, Academic performance.
I. INTRODUCTION
Nigeria’s educational system comprises of three main sectors which include primary and junior secondary education that is collectively called Basic Education (that usually lasts for nine years), senior secondary education that is usually last for another three years) and tertiary education that usually lasts for four to six years, depending on one’s academic discipline of study. The tertiary system of education is made up of the university sector and a non-university sector. The university sector consists of polytechnics and colleges of education. The entire tertiary institution is a university or non-university sector offers academic opportunities for students to study any course of their choice.
