Emotional Intelligence and Self-Efficacy: Impacts on Students’ Achievement in Dramatic Literature in English in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State

This study investigated emotional intelligence and self-efficacy: impacts on students’ achievement in Dramatic Literature-in-English in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State. The study adopted the survey research design of the correlational type. Ten public senior secondary schools were randomly selected from 42 public senior secondary schools in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo state. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 30 SS 2 students from each school, making a total of 300 students. Emotional Intelligence Scale (r=0.76), Self-Efficacy Scale (r=0.81) and Dramatic Literature in English Achievement Test (r=0.78) were used in data collection. Data collected were analysed using PPMC and Multiple regression at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of the study revealed that emotional intelligence had a positive relationship with achievement in Dramatic Literature in English (r=275), but self-efficacy had a negative relationship with achievement in Dramatic Literature in English (r= -.205). The joint contribution of emotional intelligence and self-efficacy to students’ achievement in Dramatic Literature in English was significant (F = 19.007; Adj. R2= .108) (2; 297) accounting for 10.20% of the variance. Emotional intelligence (Beta = .267) and self-efficacy (Beta = – .195). made relative contribution to students’ achievement in Dramatic Literature-in English. It was recommended that counselling psychologists should focus on these two factors to improve achievement in Dramatic Literature-in-English