Secondary Level Achievement Non-Intellective Factors Implicated in the Process and Product of Performance
JOURNAL OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, vol.38, no.2, pp.102-112, 2017 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 38 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2017
- Doi Number: 10.1027/1614-0001/a000227
- Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.102-112
- Keywords: personality, self-efficacy, attendance, secondary education, academic achievement, SELF-EFFICACY BELIEFS, TRAIT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY, ACADEMIC-ACHIEVEMENT, TEST ANXIETY, STUDENT RETENTION, HIGH-SCHOOL, BIG 5, PERSONALITY, SUCCESS
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The study was developed in the context of Personality and Social Cognitive Theory with constructs that encapsulate non-intellective processes of academic achievement. The goal was to explore the role of the Five Factor Model (FFM) of personality in academic performance and to use this model as a reference point to test the incremental validity of two measures of Self-efficacy (Academic and Emotional) and an indicator of Absenteeism. Participants (N = 120) were comprised of 17-year-old male (n = 47) and female (n = 73) opportunistically sampled secondary level college students. A cross-sectional design was used to examine the relationship between the independent variables (FFM, Academic Self-efficacy, Emotional Self-efficacy, and Absenteeism) and the outcome variable, Grade Points Average (GPA). Correlation analysis found that four FFM factors and the two Self-efficacy measures were associated with GPA. In a hierarchical regression analysis, the FFM explained 22% variance on performance and the two Self-efficacy measures added 9% incremental variance followed by 3% for Absenteeism. Overall, the non-intellective constructs explain a substantial 34% variance on achievement and provide focal points for theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical evaluation. Moreover, they are suggestive of the pathways and processes that support learning, augment ability, and enhance achievement.