Effect of Cognition on Academic Achievement of University Students

Abstract

Academic achievement has been the center of attention of many studies in terms of the factors affecting it at various levels and in diverse contexts. The main purpose of this study was to scrutinize how the academic achievement of university students is affected by their personality trait like cognition. The participants 532 students were selected from the population of 9125 students. The questionnaire of cognition consisted of 34 items was used to collect the data. The internal consistency of the cognition scale had also been examined. Factor analysis was conducted to explore the underlying dimensions (Knowledge curiosity, Communication skills, Perception, Reasoning, Information processing ability, need a lot of attention to memorize information, need less attention to memorize information. Socially responsible and appealing new ideas) of cognition. A cross-sectional study was conducted. SPSS version 27 was used to analyze the data. The simple linear regression cognition was observed having positive and significant effect on the academic achievement. It is advised that going for a vigorous walk or by adding any brain enriching activity into their routine work in a week can make their body and mind healthy and students can also benefits greatly from physical activities and balanced diet. So the university administrations were suggested to promote the activities for the development of the attribute of cognition among the students to consequently improve their academic achievement.