PREDICTING STUDENTS’ ACHIEVEMENT IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING USING STUDY HABIT AND ATTITUDE SCORES

Adetayo, Janet Oyebola

Department of Curriculum Studies and Instructional Technology

Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye

E-mail: bolafemitayo@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT

This study investigated relationship between students’ study habit, attitude and academic achievement in financial accounting.  A sample of four hundred students randomly selected from the senior secondary school two classes in eight secondary schools in Ijebu-North area of Ogun State, Nigeria was used for the study.  Three instruments were administered to collect data.  They are students’ attitude scale (SAS), Study Habit Questionnaire (SHQ) and the Accounting Performance Test (APT).  Data was analyzed using Pearson Product Moment correlation and multiple regression analyses.  The findings from the study revealed that there was significant positive correlation between students’ study habit and attitude.  A significant relationship was recorded between students’ study habit, attitude and achievement in financial accounting.  Study habit and attitude jointly accounted for 79.5% of the total variance observed in the students’ achievement in Financial Accounting.  It is evident from the findings that there is need for concerted effort by teachers, counselors and parents to advice the students’ on the need to have positive attitude towards school subjects and also to encourage their wards to study hard in other to be successful in their educational pursuit.