Academic Self-Concept as Correlate of Academic Achievement in Cataloguing among Master Degree Students in Library and Information Science Schools in Southern Nigeria

Abstract

The study investigated academic self-concept as correlate of academic achievement in cataloguing among master degree students in library and information science schools in Southern Nigeria. Descriptive survey design of correlational type was used and total enumeration was adopted to include all the 420 master degree students with 360 valid response rates for the study. The results revealed that the academic achievement of master degree students in LIS schools was good. They had positive academic self-concept. Academic self-concept and academic achievement of master degree students’ in cataloguing among the respondents was inversely correlated. The study concluded that master degree students in library schools had good mastery of cataloguing at knowledge, comprehension, and evaluation levels but deficient in application, analysis, and creative aspects. Master degree students should improve their academic performance at application, analysis and creative aspects in cataloguing in order to have adequate knowledge of cataloguing courses.