Volume 8, Number 1

Personal Factors Influencing University Students’ Studies

  Authors

Oluwagbohunmi, Margaret Folu, Ekiti State University, Nigeria

  Abstract

University students face a lot of challenges that influence their academic activities. Such challenges are observed to be caused by personal or institutional factors which could lead to poor performance if not addressed. This study examined personal factors affecting students’ studies that could result in low academic performance among education students in Ekiti State University. The population comprised all education students in the Faculty of Education. A sample of 195 students was selected from 400 level through convenience sampling technique. Aself-designed and validated questionnaire was used to solicit response from respondents while split-half method was employed to test for reliability which yielded 0.79 coefficients. Data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics at 0.05 alpha level.Findings revealed that low study habit, overload of academic work, lack of learning materials, living off campus, influence of social media, and inability to manage time were personal factors affecting students’ studies in the university. The study recommended among others that students need to manage andprioritisetime spent on academic tasks in order to work more efficiently to achieve desired academic goal.

  Keywords

Personal factors, Students’ studies, University, Academic activities, Performance.