Self-motivation according to Nnorom (2004) entails students attitude towards time management for studies is reflected through the number of hours spent in study after school on a daily basis. It also reflects in his attendance in class, i.e. how many classes students attend in a week which shows the student’s seriousness and attitude towards studies. Siegfried and Fels (1979) concluded that the student’s aptitude is the most important determinant of his/her learning. Onyemerekeya (1999) furthers that learning is a function of the learners’ perception, interest and previous experiences.
He asserted that it is the experiences provided as a result of the learner’s continued interaction with his environment that actually determines the extent of his learning experience in academic performance. The learner or student can do this through a careful manipulation that will evoke the desired academic performances and learning experiences.Students’ academic performance can also be influenced through self-motivation. According to Amadi (2001) by involving in team studies and learning in which experiences and knowledge are shared by the students themselves. She further emphasized that a study of the learners themselves would seek to identify needed changes in academic performance of students which the education institutions should seek to produce.
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