RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTROVERSION AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed the relationship between Introversion and academic
performance of NCE Biology Students in Federal Collage of Education, Zaria. A
sample of 242 students consisting of 121 male and 121 femalestudents was used
from the total population of six hundred and fifty one. This research employed a
causal comparison approach (ex-post facto) and adopted an instrument known
asEysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) by Hans J. Eysenck (1974). The data
collected was analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and two hypotheses
tested using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and independent t-
test respectively at0.5 alpha level.The findings of the study show that a significant
relationship exists between introversion and academic performance of NCE
students. This means that introversion was found to be positively related to
academic performance (r=.726, p=.022). It also revealed that there is no
significant difference between male and female introverted students’ academic
performance (t=0.928, p=0.355. This implies that differences do not exist
between male and female introverted students in their academic performance.
The paper thus recommends among others that introverted students should be
encouraged to select Biology as a course of study.Furthermore, the paper
recommends that both male and female introverted students should be closely
monitored and be fully occupied with extra work in order to bring out the best in
them academically, and by means of well-equipped guidance and counseling
centers managed by qualified personnel to help both male and female students
manage their personality to improve academic performance.