Self-esteem as a predictor of students’ academic achievement in the colleges of education

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Published: Jan 26, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v14i1.6302

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Francis Britwum
University of Cape Coast, Department of Education and Psychology, Cape Coast, Ghana
Samuel Obed Amoah
St. Monica’s College of Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Henry Yaw Acheampong
St. Monica’s College of Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
Edwin Adjei
University of Cape Coast, St. Monica’s College of Education, Department of Education Studies, Cape Coast, Ghana

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The quality of students’ academic achievement (AA) determines the effectiveness in the College of Education (CoE). In the educational sector, resolving low confidence or attachment issues that affect AA may necessitate addressing self-esteem. The main purpose of the study was to examine self-esteem (SE) as a predictor of students’ AA in the CoE in Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design within the positivist paradigm was employed. Multi-stage sampling procedures were used in the sample selection process. In all, 325 students were selected from six CoE to participate in the study. The questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents and was tested using inferential statistics (Structural Equation Model, and Moderation analysis). The findings showed that SE predicted students’ AA. The result discovered that gender does not moderate the relationship between SE and AA of the students.


Keywords: Academic Achievement (AA);  CoE;  Gender;  Self-Esteem (SE).

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Britwum , F. ., Obed Amoah, S. ., Acheampong , H. Y. ., & Adjei, E. . (2022). Self-esteem as a predictor of students’ academic achievement in the colleges of education. International Journal of Learning and Teaching, 14(1), 29–40. https://doi.org/10.18844/ijlt.v14i1.6302
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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2022): January
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Author Biographies

Samuel Obed Amoah, St. Monica’s College of Education, Department of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

Head of Department at St. Monicas College of Education

Edwin Adjei, University of Cape Coast, St. Monica’s College of Education, Department of Education Studies, Cape Coast, Ghana

Tutor at SDA College of Education