Emotional Intelligence, Academic Self Concept, and Study Habit as Predictors of Academic Performance in Test and Measurement: Among Undergraduates of Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Abstract

The paper examined emotional intelligence, academic-self concept and study habit as predictors of academic performance in Test and Measurement. A descriptive survey design was adopted while four research questions and their corresponding hypotheses guided the study. A sample of 213 was drawn from a population of 3,120 three hundred level students in the school. Data were collected using three self-structured instruments; an Emotional Intelligence Scale, Academic Self Concept Scale, and a Study Habit Inventory, Test and measurement examination scores were used to indicate academic performance. Research questions one to three were answered using simple linear regression, research question four was answered with multiple regression while ANOVA associated with regression was used to analyze the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Results showed emotional intelligence, academic self-concept and study habit all predicted academic performance in Test and Measurement. It was also seen that the three factors jointly made 13.6% influence on performance in the course and it was recommended among others that students should be encouraged to develop these factors as they have strong influence on academic performance.