Assessment of Study Strategies and Achievement Goals of Sandwich Students in University of Ilorin, Kwara State

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page                                                                                                       i

Certification                                                                                                    ii

Dedication                                                                                                      iii

Acknowledgement                                                                                          iv

Table of Contents                                                                                           vi

Abstract                                                                                                          ix

CHAPTER ONE:     INTRODUCTION

1.1       Background of the Study                                                                    1

1.2       Statement of the Problem                                                                   3

1.3       Purpose of the Study                                                                          4

1.4       Research Questions                                                                            5

1.5       Research Hypotheses                                                                          5

1.6       Significance of the Study                                                                   6

1.7       Scope of the Study                                                                              7

1.8       Operational Definition of Terms                                                        8

 

CHAPTER TWO:    REVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1       Concept of Study Strategies                                                               10

2.2       Self-Regulated Study/Learning Strategy                                           13

2.2.1    Theories of Self-Regulated Learning                                                 14

2.3       Concept of Achievement Goals                                                          24

2.4       Sources of Study Strategies among  Sandwich Undergraduate

Students in Nigeria                                                                             26

2.5       Types of Achievement Goal                                                               29

2.6       Importance of Study Strategies on the Individual                              38

2.7       Achievement Goals among Sandwich Undergraduates                     54

2.8       Summary of the Literature Reviewed                                                69

CHAPTER THREE:            METHODOLOGY

3.1       Research Design                                                                                 72

3.2       Population of the Study                                                                      73

3.3       Sample and Sampling Techniques                                                     73

3.4       Research Instrument                                                                           73

3.5       Validity of Instrument                                                                        74

3.6       Reliability of Instrument                                                                    74

3.7       Procedure for Data Collection                                                            75

3.8       Data Analysis Techniques                                                                  75

 

CHAPTER FOUR:               RESULTS AND INTERRELATION          

4.1       Descriptive Analysis of Respondents                                                 76

4.2       Answering Research Questions                                                          77

4.3       Summary of Findings                                                                         83

CHAPTER FIVE:     DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND

                                    RECOMMENDATION

5.1       Discussion of the Findings                                                                 84

5.2       Conclusion                                                                                          85

5.3       Recommendations                                                                              87

5.4       Suggestions for Further Studies                                                         88

            Reference                                                                                            89

            Appendix                                                                                            95

 

 

 

 

 

ABSTRACT

This study examined the study strategies and achievement goals of sandwich students in University of Ilorin. The study found out the achievement goals held by sandwich students; study strategies adopted by sandwich students; the relationship between achievement goal and study strategies of sandwich students and determined if the study strategies of sandwich students in University of Ilorin depends on gender. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of all students of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. A simple random sampling method was used to select 100 students across all the departments. A researcher’s designed questionnaire was used to elicit information on students’ study strategies and achievement goals. Descriptive statistics of percentage t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used for data analysis. Findings from the study revealed that the level of study strategy of sandwich students in University of Ilorin was low on majority; the level of achievement goal students in University of Ilorin was high on majority; there was significant relationship between study strategies and achievement goal of sandwich students in University of Ilorin; there was no is no significant difference in the achievement goal and study strategies of sandwich students in University of Ilorin based on gender. It was therefore recommended that the sandwich students should be orientated on the need to adopt study strategies that will assist them in their academic pursuit; students should be sensitized on the importance of achievement goals and the need to set realistic ones; the sandwich students should be orientated on the need to adopt study strategies that will commensurate with the kind of achievement goals ahead of them; and students, irrespective of gender, should be exposed to the kinds of instructional methods that will assist them in achieving their goals.