Title: Locus Of Control And Examination Taking Behaviour Among Secondary School Students In Delta North Senatorial District
Authors: OSADEME, Chukudi Godday and Assoc. Prof. A. E. OGHOUNU
Volume: 8
Issue: 10
Pages: 12-17
Publication Date: 2024/10/28
Abstract:
The study examined the extent to which locus of control could predict examination-taking behavior of secondary school students in Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State. The purpose was to establish the role of locus of control in promoting good examination-taking behavior among secondary school students in the ongoing campaign against examination malpractices. This study adopted the correlational research design. In the 159 public secondary schools in the Delta North Senatorial District, there were 16,473 senior secondary school students. (Ministry of Education Asaba). A sample of 455 students were drawn and used for the study. Six research questions were raised to guide the study and corresponding six Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The instrument used to gather data for the study was the questionnaire. The psychometric properties of the instruments were established. Specifically, the instrument was adjudged adequate for face and construct validity by experts in the department and my supervisor. The reliability index of 0. 87 was yielded and adjudged adequate for use. The instrument was administered by the researcher with the assistance of three post-graduate students who were properly briefed. The data gathered were organized and simple regression was used. The research questions were answered with Pearson's correlation coefficient of determination while simple regression was used to test the hypothesis at 0.5 level of significance. It was found out that Locus of control predicts examination-taking behavior of secondary school students. The findings were discussed, and it was recommended that schools should design and implement programs that promotes internal locus of control among students.