Intelligence quotient as correlates of lower primary school pupils' performance in Social Studies in Osun state, Nigeria

Abstract

The study examined the level of intelligence quotient as correlates of lower primary school pupils' performance in Social Studies in the study area. The study adopted correlational survey research design. The population comprised lower primary school pupils in Osun state. The sample size consisted of 500 pupils who were selected using multistage sampling procedure. Two research instruments were used to gather data for the study. The data collected were analysed using simple percentages, frequency counts and Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 significant level. The results showed that the selected pupils had a high level of intelligence quotient in the study area with percentage value of 69.7%. The result also showed a significant relationship between pupils' level of intelligence quotient and pupils' performance in Social Studies (r=0.436, P<0.05). The study concluded that there exists a positive relationship between intelligence quotient and performance of the pupils. The study recommended that pupils should be made to undergo intelligence quotient test frequently and regularly to enable the teachers and school identify pupils' abilities and overall achievement.