The Relationship between Personality Traits and Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between Personality Traits and Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nigeria. The objective was to determine the relationship between personality trait of neuroticism and academic performance of  students and to find out the relationship between personality trait of extraversion and academic performance of the students and to find out the relationship between personality trait of openness to experience and academic performance of students in junior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; it also determines the connection among personality trait of conscientiousness and academic performance of students in junior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja; and find out the relationship between personality trait of agreeableness and academic performance of students in junior secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, The study was guided by seven research questions and five hypotheses. A correlational design was adapted while data was collected using the Big Five inventory on personality traits. The sample size used for the study was 402 and randomly selected. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between Students’ Personality Traits and their academic performance. It also indicated that there is a significant relationship between extroversion and students’ academic performance: however, a no significant relationship was obtained between student’s personality traits of neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience and agreeableness and their students’ academic performance.

Keywords: personality, personality trait, performance, academic performance.

Title: The Relationship between Personality Traits and Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria

Author: GIDADO, Bello Kumo, APEH, Hosea Abalaka, SORONNADI, Nkeiruka Lois

International Journal of Novel Research in Education and Learning

ISSN 2394-9686

Vol. 10, Issue 3, May 2023 - June 2023

Page No: 120-126

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 26-May-2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7973532

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