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    Psycho-social predictors of achievement in multicultural concepts in social studies among secondary school students, in Ijebu South Local Government, Ogun State
    (The Department of Educational Management, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, 2016-01) Gbadamosi, T. V.; Adebanjo, A. O.
    This study examined the extent to which psycho-social factors predicted students achievement in Social Studies, adopting a correlational research type and multi-stage sampling technique. Three instruments namely: Teacher Questionnaire (r = 0.89); Student Questionnaire (r = 0.78) and Social studies Achievement Test (KR20 = 0.72) were used to collect data from 350 respondents drawn from ten junior secondary schools in Ogun state. Four research questions were set and answered using multiple regression analysis. Students' self-concept (r = 0.631; P < .05) and Students' peer pressure (0.681; P < .05) have high positive significant relationship with Social studies achievement scores. A statistically significant linear relationship exists between the predictor variables. The predictors accounted for 64.5% of the total variance observed in students' achievement in social studies. Influence of Students' Peer Pressure β = .202; t (324) = 4.104; p < .05) was most influential followed by Students' Motivation (β = .139; t (324) = 3.476; p < .05). Also, Students' Self-concept β = .151; t (324) = 3.292; p < .05) and Teachers' Social Interaction (β = -.833; t (324) = -2.842; p < .05). The result indicated that peer pressure, students' motivation, students' self-concept and teachers' social interaction have a significant predictive ability of academic gains, therefore parents and teachers should watch the kind of friends keeping by their children/ students. Also, students should be highly motivated as this promotes strongly academic gains through adequate rewards and reinforcement in the classroom.