PATH ANALYSIS OF THE INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ SOCIABILITY, SELF-CONFIDENCE, MOTIVATION, INTEREST AND STUDY HABITS ON THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS STUDIES

This study ascertained the influence of students’ sociability, self-confidence, motivation, interest and study habits on their academic achievement in Business studies using path analysis. Four (4) research questions and two (2) null hypotheses guided the study. Correlational survey research design was employed in the study. The population of the study comprised 5,511 JSS III students in the three Local Government Areas in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. A sample of three hundred and thirty one (331) JSS3 students drawn using multistage sampling procedure was used for this study. The study employed two researcher’s developed instruments: Students’ Sociability, Self-Confidence, Motivation, Interest and Study Habits’ Assessment Scales (SSSMISHAS) and Students’ Academic Achievement Proforma (SAAP) in data collection. Data collected were analyzed using path analysis and multiple regression analysis.