Factors Militating Against Students’ Academic Performance As Perceived By Undergraduates Of Delta State University, Abraka.

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to identify the factors militating Against Students’ Academic Performance in Delta State University, Abraka. Five research questions and five hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The “factors militating Against Students’ Academic performance Questionnaire” (FMASAPQ) with a reliability coefficient of 0.81 was administered on 270 students in 200 and 300 levels in the faculties of law, management Sciences and Sciences, randomly selected from the three campuses of the university. 240 students returned their copies showing 89.9% retrieval rate. The Z-test statistics was employed to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance and the findings revealed that romantic relationship, lack of interest in learning, low self-concepts, poor study habit and wrong choice of career are factors militating against the academic performance of undergraduates. Based on the findings, recommendations were made.