TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents vi
Abstract ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem 3
1.3 Purpose of the Study 4
1.4 Research Questions 5
1.5 Research Hypotheses 5
1.6 Significance of the Study 6
1.7 Scope of the Study 7
1.8 Operational Definition of Terms 8
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
2.1 Concept of Study Strategies 10
2.2 Self-Regulated Study/Learning Strategy 13
2.2.1 Theories of Self-Regulated Learning 14
2.3 Concept of Achievement Goals 24
2.4 Sources of Study Strategies among Sandwich Undergraduate
Students in Nigeria 26
2.5 Types of Achievement Goal 29
2.6 Importance of Study Strategies on the Individual 38
2.7 Achievement Goals among Sandwich Undergraduates 54
2.8 Summary of the Literature Reviewed 69
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Research Design 72
3.2 Population of the Study 73
3.3 Sample and Sampling Techniques 73
3.4 Research Instrument 73
3.5 Validity of Instrument 74
3.6 Reliability of Instrument 74
3.7 Procedure for Data Collection 75
3.8 Data Analysis Techniques 75
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND INTERRELATION
4.1 Descriptive Analysis of Respondents 76
4.2 Answering Research Questions 77
4.3 Summary of Findings 83
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND
RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Discussion of the Findings 84
5.2 Conclusion 85
5.3 Recommendations 87
5.4 Suggestions for Further Studies 88
Reference 89
Appendix 95
ABSTRACT
This study examined the study strategies and achievement goals of sandwich students in University of Ilorin. The study found out the achievement goals held by sandwich students; study strategies adopted by sandwich students; the relationship between achievement goal and study strategies of sandwich students and determined if the study strategies of sandwich students in University of Ilorin depends on gender. This study employed descriptive survey research design. The population of the study consists of all students of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. A simple random sampling method was used to select 100 students across all the departments. A researcher’s designed questionnaire was used to elicit information on students’ study strategies and achievement goals. Descriptive statistics of percentage t-test and Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) were used for data analysis. Findings from the study revealed that the level of study strategy of sandwich students in University of Ilorin was low on majority; the level of achievement goal students in University of Ilorin was high on majority; there was significant relationship between study strategies and achievement goal of sandwich students in University of Ilorin; there was no is no significant difference in the achievement goal and study strategies of sandwich students in University of Ilorin based on gender. It was therefore recommended that the sandwich students should be orientated on the need to adopt study strategies that will assist them in their academic pursuit; students should be sensitized on the importance of achievement goals and the need to set realistic ones; the sandwich students should be orientated on the need to adopt study strategies that will commensurate with the kind of achievement goals ahead of them; and students, irrespective of gender, should be exposed to the kinds of instructional methods that will assist them in achieving their goals.
