Relationship Between Integrity Badges and Students' Engagement in Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State

Abstract

Active involvement and participation of students in the school activities and programs greatly increase their performances in learning. This study examined the relationship between integrity badges and students' engagement in public secondary schools in Anambra State.  The study was guided by one research questions and one hypothesis tested at 0.05 significance level. Correlation research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study consisted of 19,576 SSII students in the 267 Public Secondary Schools in Anambra State. The Stratified simple random sampling technique was used to draw a sample size of 914 students. Integrity Badges Questionnaire (IBQ) and Students Engagement Questionnaire (SEQ) were the instruments used for data collection. The instruments were validated by three experts in the Faculty of Education, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and the reliability to ascertain the consistency of the instrument was established using Cronbach alpha reliability index which yielded coefficients of 0.80 and 0.84 respectively and was considered fit for the study. The administration of the instrument was done through the direct method approach with the help of four research assistants. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was usd to answer the research question and in testing of the hypothesis. The findings of the study revealed among others that integrity badges have a high positive relationship with students’ engagement. The study recommended among others that the government should encourage the school administrators to explore the use badges to motivate students’ engagement in school activities and programmes for improved performances.