Effects of Inhibitory Control on Academic Engagement of Tertiary Institutions’ Undergraduates in FCT Abuja, Nigeria

Aliyu Umar Yanda Ph.D and Giwa Muyibat Omobolanle
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Aliyu Umar Yanda Ph.D: Department of Educational Psychology, FCT College of Education, Zuba, Abuja.
Giwa Muyibat Omobolanle: Department of Educational Psychology, FCT College of Education, Zuba, Abuja.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Applied Science, 2024, vol. 9, issue 4, 223-233

Abstract: The study investigated the effects of control inhibition on academic engagement of Tertiary Institutions Undergraduates in FCT Abuja, Nigeria. The study adopted quasi-experimental design, using pre-test, post-test and Control groups. Three research questions and corresponding hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study consisted of all undergraduates in FCT Tertiary institutions in Abuja (85,188).The sample size of the study consisted of 371 undergraduates who were drawn through multi-stage sampling. The Instrument used for data collection included a self-developed Academic Engagement survey instrument (UAES), it has two sections. Section A contained demographic information of the respondents while section B contained 17 items on academic engagement and psychological well-being. The instrument for the treatment is “Inhibitory Control Treatment†(ICT) adapted and modified. The instruments were subjected to reliability analysis using Cronbach Alpha to determine the internal consistency and reliability index of 0.78 and 0.68 respectively were obtained while the content validity was ascertained by three test experts yielded a consensus coefficient of 0.82 and 0.78. The data was analyzed using inferential statistics of paired sample t-test at α 0.05 level of significance. The study’s findings demonstrated that ICT is significantly effective in improving the academic engagement of the Undergraduates in FCT Tertiary institutions. It was recommended that Educational Psychologist should therefore; apply ICT in improving the academic engagement of the undergraduates.

Date: 2024
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