April 2015 Vol. 3 No.4

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Original Research Article

Differences between Students Gender and Self-concept on their Academic Performance in Borno State College of Education: Implications for Counseling

Umar Goni* and Yagana Wali S. B

Department of Education, University of Maiduguri

*Corresponding Author’s E-mail: umargoni@yahoo.com
Tel: 07063233277/08052619454

Accepted April 13, 2015

Abstract

This is a survey study design to determine the differences between gender and self-concept on students’ academic performance in colleges of education in Borno State. The study set one research objective, one research question and tested one research hypothesis. Humanistic approach was applied to self-concept. The target population for this study was 4,517 students who have registered in NCE awarding institutions in Borno State. Purposive sampling technique was used to select two Colleges of Education in Borno State, the stratified random sampling procedure was also employed to select (322) participant 186 students from 351NCE III students’ from Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri and 136 students from 210 NCE III students from Umar Ibn Ibrahim College of Education, Science and Technology, Bama. Students’ self-concept scale (SSC) was used by the researchers. T-test was used to test the hypothesis raised in this study. The results indicated that there is no significant difference between student’s gender and self-concept of students on academic achievement. Based on the results obtained, the college counsellors should use their skills to advice students to double their effort.

Keywords: Academic achievement, Differences, Implications for Counselling, Pattern of study