UNDERGRADUATES PERSONALITY AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

In this study, University of Benin, Benin City (UNIBEN) students' undergraduate personalities and academic achievement were compared. In this study, a few carefully chosen subheadings were used to analyze the pertinent and associated literatures. This study employed a questionnaire and a sample technique to examine the responses of the selected respondents in a descriptive research survey. A total of 200 (two hundred) respondents were chosen and used in the study to represent the entire study population. The Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistical tool was used for the first null hypothesis in this study, while the independent t-test statistical tool was used for the second, third, and fourth null hypotheses. These analyses led to the following conclusions: there is a significant relationship between undergraduate personality and academic performance at University of Benin, Benin City (UNIBEN) students; there is a significant relationship between truancy and students' academic achievement at University of Benin, Benin City; and there is a significant relationship between undergraduate students' academic achievement at University of Benin, Benin City. Based on the data analysis and the inferences made, it is recommended that conformity to school rules and regulations be encouraged in schools and society through coordinated efforts of parents and teachers, school administrators, government and non-governmental organizations, as well as other socialization agents in society such as the church, the mosque, and the mass media. Including positive moral and religious lessons and ideals in students' education can be a surefire way to reduce delinquent and rebellious conduct.