INFLUENCE OF DISPOSITIONAL FACTORS ON PERCEPTION OF ACADEMIC COMPETENCE AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

Abstract

The study examined the influence of age, gender and self -concept en students feeling of satisfaction and competence within a university setting. Three hundred undergraduate students participated in the study through a random survey. Their ages range was between 19 and 25 years, and their mean was 23. 54 years. The Pearson coefficient and multiple regressions at 0.05 alpha level of significance were the statistics used to test the set hypotheses. The findings revealed a non-significant relationship between age end perception of academic competence while gender as well as self-concept showed a significant positive relationship respectively with perception of academic competence. The findings further indicated that the dispositional variables: age, gender and self-concept, considered in this study showed a significant positive regression on perception of academic competence. The results of the study and their implications were discussed, recommendations and suggestions for further study were made.