INFLUENCE OF REFLECTIVE AND IMPULSIVE COGNITIVE STYLES ON ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
INFLUENCE OF REFLECTIVE AND IMPULSIVE COGNITIVE STYLES ON ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
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2016-04
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ABUBAKAR, Hassan
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This study investigated the influence of reflective and impulsive cognitive styles on academic self-efficacy among senior secondary students in Kaduna state, Nigeria. The ex-post factor research design was used for the study. The population of the study was 156,230 whereas 320 students were selected by means of multi-stage and proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The instruments used for the study were the reflective and impulsivity scale (RIS) and the academic self-efficacy scale (ASES). Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequency distribution, and percentages for bio-data analysis. To analyze the hypotheses, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test statistics was used. The findings reveal that, significant relationship exist between students reflective and impulsive cognitive styles and academic self-efficacy among senior secondary students, with the impulsive students having a higher academic self-efficacy than the reflective students (p= 0.885) and ( p = 0.000). Another finding revealed that significant difference does not exist between male and female students on the influence of impulsive and reflective cognitive styles on academic self-efficacy among senior secondary students (p= 0.866) and (t= of 0.169).And that significant difference exist between male and female students on their academic self-efficacy with male students having significantly higher academic self-efficacy than the female students. (t = 1.148, p = 0.000)
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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INFLUENCE,, REFLECTIVE AND IMPULSIVE COGNITIVE STYLES,, ACADEMIC SELF-EFFICACY,, SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA