Year: 2021 | Month: April | Volume 12 | Issue 1

Effects of Self-concept Transformation Package on Secondary School Students’ Attitude in Quantitative aspect of Economics in Central Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria

Gwaison Panan Danladi Shuaibu Saidu Jacob I. Otaha
DOI:10.30954/2230-7311.1.2021.7

Abstract:

This study investigates the effects of self-concept transformation package on secondary school students’ attitude toward quantitative aspect of Economics in Northern Senatorial Zone, Plateau State, Nigeria. This study used a quasi-experimental research design the non-equivalent control- group design. The population of the study consisted of all the 9,597 senior secondary two students (SSSII), in the 210 secondary schools in the study area. Multi-Stage Cluster sampling techniques was used for this study The sample size consisted of 105 economics SS2 students from intact classes of the four sampled schools. The experimental group was made up of 30 males and 20 females while the control group was made up of 29 males and 26 females. Therefore there are 50 and 55 students in the experimental and control group respectively. Multidimensional Self-concept Scales (MSS) and Quantitative Economics Attitude Scale (QEAS) instruments were used for data collection. The t-test of independent sample and Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was used to analysed the data with the aid of statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23 was used for the analysis. The finding indicated that; the pretest mean scores of Experimental group was not statistically significant different from the pre-test attitude mean scores of control group, the post-test mean scores of Experimental group was statistically significant different from the pre-test students’ self- concept mean scores of control group and there is significant effect of gender on students’ attitude toward quantitative Economics. The study recommended that parents as well as economics teachers should encourage the students to develop positive attitude towards quantitative economics. Economics teachers should direct more attention particularly to female students among other recommendations were made.

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