Examining the Effects of Peer Pressure on Student-Teachers’ Academic Performance

James Kofi Tetteh, Kennedy Asenso, Mary Rosaline Ansah, John Nartey Kanamitie, Hannah Agyena-Karikari, Endurance Serwaa Lah, Derrick Nii Quarcoopome Sackey and Paul Williams Obeng
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James Kofi Tetteh: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Kennedy Asenso: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Mary Rosaline Ansah: SDA College of Education, Ghana
John Nartey Kanamitie: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Hannah Agyena-Karikari: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Endurance Serwaa Lah: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Derrick Nii Quarcoopome Sackey: SDA College of Education, Ghana
Paul Williams Obeng: SDA College of Education, Ghana

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2021, vol. 05, issue 09, 697-704

Abstract: The impetus for human beings to be influenced by neighbours and milieus are undeniable. As peers socialize within their school environments, individuals are forced to conform to the practices, norms, mores and opinions of the group. Upon this background, the study sought to examine the effects of peer pressure on academic performance of student-teachers of S.D.A. College of Education, Asokore – Koforidua. The motivation for the study was to examine the effects of peer pressure on student-teachers of S.D.A. College of Education and it repel effects on academic performance. The study used the mixed methodological approach. Purposive sample was employed to select the level 200 students of the S.D.A. College of Education for the study because they were the only students on campus at the time of the survey. The study concluded that self-doubt and emotional development were effects of peer pressure, the fear of uncertainty in some of the student-teachers compel them to join friends who they perceive might be academically better than them. The study therefore recommended that group works should be more frequent to motivate the average students to boost their confidence. Guidance sessions should be mandatorily organized at least once in every month to work on students’ emotional control and self-esteem to improve academic performance.

Date: 2021
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