BY
DR. ETHOTHI K. ETHOTHI
Department of Educational Foundations
Cross River University of Technology
Akamkpa Campus – CRS
DR. THOMAS O. IYAJI
Department of Educational Foundations
Cross River University of Technology
Akamkpa Campus – CRS
DR. MAUREEN E. BASSEY
Department of Educational Foundations
Cross River University of Technology
Akamkpa Campus – CRS
DR. JULIUS U. USHIE
Department of Educational Foundations
Cross River University of Technology
Akamkpa Campus – CRS
DR. INIKO E. BASSEY
Department of Educational Foundations
Cross River University of Technology
Akamkpa Campus – CRS
ABSTRACT
This paper seeks to find out if students who are religiously inclined in Nigerian universities perform better than their counterparts. To carry out the study, a 20 item questionnaire was constructed to differentiate between born-again students and those who were not born-again. The sample consisted of 320 year three students. To obtain their academic performance scores, their first semester 2006/2007 academic session scores on general courses were used. Thereafter an independent t-test analysis was used and the result showed that there was no significant difference in the performance of born-again and nonborn again students. Plausible reasons were given for the result obtained and recommendations made for the improvement of students social, emotional and academic life in the university system.
KEYWORDS: Religiosity, Academic Performance, University Students
RELIGIOSITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
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