Behavioural Problems Influencing Academic Achievement as Reported by Educated Adults in Ondo, Nigeria

The study investigated behavioural problems influencing academic achievement as reported by educated adults in Ondo. For the sampling technique procedure, the researchers stratified the respondents into different strata of gender, educational qualification and age. After which they employed simple random sampling technique to select 300 respondents consisting of 168 males and 132 females. The “Behavioural Problems Influencing Academic Achievement Questionnaire” (BPIAQ) was administered to the respondents to collect relevant data. The t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) statistics were used to test three generated null hypotheses and where the result of ANOVA showed a significant difference, Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) statistics was used to determine the group(s) that contributed to the significant difference. The major findings showed that item 7 in the questionnaire which states “Externalizing problems like increased activity levels and aggression” with a mean score of 3.41 ranked 1st while item 4 which states “Fighting with peers” with a mean score of 2.89 ranked 10th. The findings equally showed that there were no significant differences in respondents’ reports based on gender and age while a significant difference was noted based on educational qualification. Based on the findings, recommendations were made for implementation.