Exploration of the Effect of Wisdom on the Academic Performance of College Students
Abstract
The current study finds out the gender differences with reference to wisdom and its three domains. 495 2nd year students from 6 colleges of district Skardu were selected as a sample of the study by using the stratified sampling technique. The findings of the study revealed that students’ wisdom level fell at moderate range and wisdom affected positively their academic achievements. Moreover, female students are wiser than male students, but there is no significant difference between them regarding the reflective domain of wisdom. As the result of this study, it is recommended that teachers should develop reflective, creative, and critical thinking abilities of the students in order to enhance their wisdom level. It is also suggested that different curricular and co-curricular activities that provide students opportunities to decide, chose, reflect and evaluate themselves may be included in the college syllabus.
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