(Department of Educational Foundation,Nasarawa State University Keffi, 2016-05-01) Nwosu, Patience Ngozi; Bala, Sani Abdullahi; Adikwu, James Musa
The study was designed to investigate the relationship between adolescent self-concept and
academic performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Keffi Local Government Area of
Nasarawa State. Two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted the correlation design. A
total of350 respondents which was the population of the senior secondary school students ss 2
were used. Self-concept items developed by Carl Rogers (1957) were adapted and renamed Self
Concept Academic Performance Inventory (SCAPI) for use. The data collected was analysis
using Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses
at 0.05 level of significance. The study found that there is a significant relationship between
positive self concept and academic performance of students. Students with positive self concept
should be encouraged to sustain the tempo through the numerous ways. There is a significant
negative relationship between negative self concepts on academic performance of adolescent
students.