Physical Exercise and Socio-Emotional Skills as Predictors to Academic Productivity among College Students

The sudden shift of teaching modality from traditional face to face to online instruction caused by Covid-19 pandemic had caused problems in the teaching-learning process. This quantitative study aimed to determine the degree of association of physical exercise, socio-emotional skills and their academic productivity. The linear regression analysis to describe the possible existing relationship between identified variables as well as determining the direction and magnitude of such relationship. It was discovered that the overall level of students’ physical exercise, socio-emotional skills and academic activity is high. This indicated that the three variables are much observed by the college students. After the thorough investigation, the null hypothesis (p<0.05) was rejected. This study delineated that physical exercise and socio-emotional skills predicted student academic productivity. The study accentuated that physical exercise and socio-emotional skills are crucial to boosting students’ academic productivity.