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Social Support And Interpersonal Competence As A Predictor Of Academic Performance Among Senior Secondary School Students
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1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
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general objective of this study is to investigate if social support
and interpersonal competence predicts academic performances. The
specific objectives are to;
To find out whether social support has significant influence on students‘ academic achievement in secondary schools.
To find out the influence of interpersonal competence on the academic achievement of students in secondary schools.
To find out if there is any relationship between social support and interpersonal competence on students academic performance.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following research questions guided this study;
(1) Will social support significantly predict the academic achievement of senior secondary schools students?
(2) Can interpersonal competence predict the academic performance of senior secondary school students?
(3)
Will social support and interpersonal competence predict academic
performance of senior secondary school students?
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
The following hypothesis formulated;
(1)
There is no significant relationship between social support and
academic performance among senior secondary school students.
(2)
There is no significant relationship between interpersonal competence
and academic performance among senior secondary school students.
(3)
There is no significant relationship between social support and
interpersonal competence among senior secondary school students.
1.6. OPERATIONAL DEFINITION OF KEY TERMS
Senior secondary School: It refers to the higher part of senior secondary school education.
Academic performance: Academic performance specifically, has been
described by O’Donnell, Reeve and Smith, (2005) as the extent of an
individual’s knowledge in a given task in school. In this context
academic performance is the ability or level of success of the students
in their academic work ( which could either be excellent or poor).
Social support: Social support can be broadly understood as an
individual’s perception of general support or space for supportive
behaviors (available or enacted upon) from people in their social
network, which enhances their functioning and may buffer them from
adverse outcomes (Malecki and Demaray, 2002).
Interpersonal competence: Interpersonal Competence, this is the skill
which helps a person communicate well. As the name implies
interpersonal, it means when the interaction takes place between two
individuals or more. The communication can take place in any form like
verbally, non-verbally, through gestures, through eye movements,
different postures and so on.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined social support and interpersonal competence as a predictor of academic performance among senior secondary school students, a case study of 2 private and 2 public schools at ilishan-remo, ogun state. The study employed the survey design and the purposive sampling technique to select 450 students across all faculties. A well-constructed questionnaire, which was adjudged valid and reliable, was used for collection of data from the respondents. The data obtained through the admini ... Continue reading---
