CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between personality traits and students’ academic performance of secondary schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of this study, five null hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. A total of 200 students were randomly selected from the research area. A self-constructed questionnaire titled personality trait and students’ academic performance (SELPT) were designed to collect data from the students. To ascertain the reliability of the items, test-retest was used. The research design adopted for the study was ex-post facto. The hypotheses were analysed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Co-efficient and tested at 0.05 level of significance with 198 degree of freedom. The result revealed that extraversion personality characteristics, conscientiousness personality factor, neuroticism trait, agreeableness personality trait and openness personality trait significantly relates to students’ academic performance of secondary schools in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. It was recommended among others that Guidance and Counselling units as well as services should be established in all schools with the aimed of helping the students build a healthy personality trait that enhance their academic performance.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION iii
DECLARATION ii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS iv
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS vii
LIST OF TABLES xi
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the study 1
- Theoretical Framework 4
1.3 Statement of the problem 6
1.4 Purpose of the study 7
1.5 Research questions 8
1.6 Statement of hypotheses 8
1.7 Significance of the study 9
1.8 Assumptions of the study 10
1.9 Scope of the study 11
1.10 Limitation of the study 11
1.11 Definition of terms 11
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Extraversion personality characteristics and students’
academy performance. 13
2.2 Conscientiousness personality factor and students academy performance. 18
2.3 Neuroticism trait and students’ academic performance. 23
2.4 Agreeableness personality trait and students’ academic performance. 28
2.5 Openness personality trait and students’ academic performance. 33
2.6 Summary of Literature Review 37
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 38
3.2 Area of Study 38
3.3. Population of the study 40
3.4 Sampling technique 40
3.5 Sample 41
3.6 Instrumentation 42
3.6.1 Validity of the instrument 43
3.6.2 Reliability of the instrument 43
3.7 Procedure for data collection 44
3.8 Procedure for data preparation/scoring 45
3.9 Procedure for data analysis 45
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULT AND DISCUSSION
4.1 General description of variables 48
4.2 Presentation of results 50
4.3 Discussion of findings 60
4.4 Summary of findings 63
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary of the study 67
5.2 Conclusion 70
5.3 Recommendations 70
5.4 Suggestions for further studies 70
REFERENCES 72
APPENDIX 78