Influence of personality types and academic procrastination on the academic achievements of Senior Secondary School Adolescents in Ibadan Metropolis

Abstract

This study examined the influence of personality type and academic procrastination on the Academic Achievement of Senior Secondary School students in Ibadan metropolis. Sample consisted of 200 senior secondary school students in Ibadan metropolis. Two research instruments were used: namely academic procrastination scale and the Big – 5 factor scale. The reliability co-efficient of the instruments were 0.76 and 0.72 and validated by the authors respectively. Three null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significant. The results revealed in H01 that there is a significant difference in the personality types and academic procrastination of senior secondary school adolescent students. Also H02 revealed a significant difference in the gender academic achievement and H03 also revealed a significant difference in age. Recommendations and conclusion were made based on the findings.