INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM COVENANT UNIVERSITY

INFLUENCE OF GENDER AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM COVENANT UNIVERSITY

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The future of any nation depends on the resourcefulness of her youth. This explains the importance of quality education and improved students’ performance to national development. The current study investigated the influence of gender and students’ personality characteristics on academic performance. The participants of the study were 201 students from 100 level to 500 level representing...
 
Published at Proceedings of ICERI2017 Conference
Pages 7611-7618
Published in 2017
 
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Elizabeth I. Olowookere, Adeboye A. Alao, Olujide A. Adekeye, Ebunoluwa Ayorinde
Olowookere Elizabeth » Olowookere, Elizabeth Ibukunoluwa is a lecturer in the Department of Psychology, Covenant University. She is a focused, resourceful, and dynamic young academic with a doctor of philosophy degree in Psychology from Covenant University. With a research interest in industrial and organizational psychology, Olowookere aims to expand the body of knowledge and advance human development through... view full profile
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