Investigation Into Openness Values And Counterfactual Thinking Factors Influencing Secondary School Students’ Academic Achievement

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study It is expected that the primary motive of any academic task provided to an individual is to enable the individual access effectively and efficiently his/her academic abilities and potentials to produce successful ends. In other words, the goal of an academic task is to build in an individual a strong sense of judgment and responsibility. This has always been the preoccupation of educational psychologists and many stakeholders in educational industry. The reason being that this has more often than not constitutes a hindrance to academic achieveme…