PSYCHO-ACADEMIC VARIABLES AS CORRELATES OF PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT IN UYO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

ABSTRACT The study determined the relationship between psycho-academic variables and performance of students in Government in Uyo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Four research questions and four corresponding hypotheses guided the study. Ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. The population of this study consisted of 2,985 public senior secondary II students offering Government. Psycho-Academic Variables’ Questionnaire ("PAVQ") and Government Achievement Test ("GAT") were used for data collection. The instruments were face validated while the internal consistency of the instruments was established and it yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.71. Pearson Product Moment Correlation statistics (PPMC) was used to answer the research questions and in testing the hypotheses at 0.05 alpha level. The results were that; there is a positive high correlation between self-concept and performance of students in Government; there is a positive moderate correlation between self-efficacy and performance of students in Government; there is a positive moderate correlation between study habits and performance of students in Government; there is a positive moderate correlation between test anxiety and performance of students in Government. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended among others that teachers and indeed all stakeholders must help monitor and supervise students to have private time table for learning and to guide them in their day-to-day learning since such effort boost students' academic performance significantly.