Relationship Between Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement of Students in the Federal Capital Territory College of Education, Zuba-Abuja.

This study determined the relationship between Academic Resilience and Academic Achievement of students in Federal Capital Territory College of Education, Zuba-Abuja, Nigeria and was guided by two research objectives. The study adopted the correlational research design. The population consisted of all the regular students of the college, made up of 2812 students (Directorate of Statistics, FCT COE Zuba, 2026). The sample of the study consisted of 339, 100- 300-level students, using a sample size determination table. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled Academic Resilience Questionnaire (ARQ). The ARQ consists of 2 sections: Section A solicited the respondents’ demographic data, such as age, level in school and gender; Section B consisted of 20 items on Academic Resilience. The instrument yielded a correlation coefficient of 0.70. All null hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) statistics at the 0.05 level of significance. Findings indicated that a significant positive relationship exists between academic resilience and academic achievement of students in FCT College of Education, Zuba-Abuja. It was recommended, among others, that Counsellors and Psychologists should organise workshops aimed at assisting students to improve academic resilience.