Predictive Abilities of Curiosity, Creativity, and Motivation on Academic Performance of High School Students in Ghana

The study looked at how learners innate possessions (motivation, curiosity, curiosity) affect their performance (science and mathematics). A total of 568 high school students were surveyed through a quantitative-correlational research design. Data for the study were gathered using an adapted curiosi...

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Published in:Education research international 2023, Vol.2023, p.1-10
Main Authors: Mahama, Inuusah, Yusuf Dramanu, Bakari, Asamoah-Gyimah, Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Child Development
College Students
Creativity
Education
Epistemology
High School Students
Learning
Mathematics Achievement
Motivation
Secondary school students
Standardized Tests
Student Motivation
Success
Teaching
Undergraduate Students
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Summary:The study looked at how learners innate possessions (motivation, curiosity, curiosity) affect their performance (science and mathematics). A total of 568 high school students were surveyed through a quantitative-correlational research design. Data for the study were gathered using an adapted curiosity measure, an adapted creativity measure, an adapted motivation measure, and an expert-developed academic performance measure. Multiple multivariate was used to test the hypothesis. The study revealed that students’ motivated behaviors, curious abilities, creative potentials jointly explained 15.5% change or variance in science score and 33.1% change or variance in mathematics score. In this sense, it is evident that students’ who become curious, creative, and motivated in their learning situation could improve upon their academic performance and achieve their academic goals. Therefore, school managers of high schools should call for intersubject workshops, as it is evident that science and mathematics are related. Furthermore, the Ghana Education Service should revise the way and manner in which it organizes professional development programs for practitioners in order to make them cross-curricular.
ISSN:2090-4002
2090-4010
DOI:10.1155/2023/4626945