ABSTRACT
The purpose of
this study was to determine the extent social
capital and self-control serve as predictors of academic achievement in
Christian Religious Studies among secondary school students in Abia State.
Eight research questions and eight null hypotheses guided the study. The study
adopted a correlational research design. The sample for the study consisted of
a total of 439 SS II students drawn through multistage sampling techniques from
the entire population of 4392 senior secondary school class II students
offering Christian Religious Studies in Abia State in
2022/2023 academic session. Three instruments titled “Social Capital
Questionnaire (SCQ), Self-control questionnaire (SCQ) and Christian Religious Studies
Achievement Test (CRSAT)” were developed by the researcher and were used for
data collection. These instruments were subjected to face validation by three
experts. The CRSAT was validated using the Content Validity which was derived
using the Table of Specification. Cronbach Alpha was adopted to determine the
internal consistency reliability of the instruments and reliability indices of
0.76 and 0.84 were obtained for the SCQ and SCQ respectively. The reliability
of the Christian Religious Studies Achievement Test was determined using
Kuder-Richardson (KR-21) which gave reliability coefficient of 0.89. The data
generated for this study were analyzed using Pearson’s r, R2
(coefficient of determination) to answer the research questions while linear
regressions and multiple regression analysis were used to test the null
hypotheses at 0.05 levels of significance. Results revealed as follows: Joint components
of social capital (networks, norms and sanctions) predicted the academic
achievement in Christian Religious Studies among secondary school students to a
very highly positive and
significant extent. However, networks in social capital had the highest percentage contribution of 76.4%; followed
by sanctions in social capital with 63%, and
lastly norms in social capital which predicted
61.2% of academic achievement in
Christian Religious Studies among secondary school students; joint components of self-control (self-awareness,
self-monitoring and self-management) predicted the academic achievement in
Christian Religious Studies among secondary school students to a very highly positive and significant extent.
However, self-monitoring in self-control had
the highest percentage contribution of 77.6%; followed by self-awareness
in self-control with 71.2%, and lastly self-management
in self-control which predicted 52.7% of academic achievement in Christian Religious
Studies among secondary school students. It
was thus recommended that parents or guardians, teachers,
psychologists/counsellors should educate students on the importance of social
capital and self-control in academic achievement.
JOHN, E (2024). Social Capital And Self-Control as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Christian Religious Studies among Secondary School Students in Abia State:- Otto, John E. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 24, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/social-capital-and-self-control-as-predictors-of-academic-achievement-in-christian-religious-studies-among-secondary-school-students-in-abia-state-otto-john-e-7-2
EBENYI, JOHN. "Social Capital And Self-Control as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Christian Religious Studies among Secondary School Students in Abia State:- Otto, John E" Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Apr. 2024, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/social-capital-and-self-control-as-predictors-of-academic-achievement-in-christian-religious-studies-among-secondary-school-students-in-abia-state-otto-john-e-7-2. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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EBENYI, JOHN. "Social Capital And Self-Control as Predictors of Academic Achievement in Christian Religious Studies among Secondary School Students in Abia State:- Otto, John E" Mouau.afribary.org (2024). Accessed 24 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/social-capital-and-self-control-as-predictors-of-academic-achievement-in-christian-religious-studies-among-secondary-school-students-in-abia-state-otto-john-e-7-2