Date of Publication :8th September 2024

Abstract:This study was carried out to ascertain the correlation between Automobile students’ empathic behavior and academic achievement. The design of the study is correlation design. The area of study is the technical colleges in Edo State, Nigeria.. The population of the study comprises of 84 Automobile Technology students (male and female) from all the technical colleges in the state. No sampling for the study because of the manageable population. Two instruments used for empathy assessment are; Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) produced by Davis in 1980 and empathy assessment instrument by Eisenberg and Lennon (1983). Another instrument used was academic test report of the NTC 2 technical college students. The reliability of the instrument was done using a test-retest method. The test scores were compared using Cronbach Alpha and a reliability coefficient 0.68 was realized. The data was analysized using pearson moment correlation coefficient. The main findings of the study are that there is significant relationship between Automobile students’ empathic behavior and their achievement. Gender wise, it ascertains that there is no significant relationship between male empathy scores and female empathic scores. It was recommended that there is an urgent need to equip learners with useful knowledge and technical skills, especially those that enhance empathic behavior of Automobile students in order to promote interpersonal relationship among students. Also, collaborative instructional approach should regularly be used in the teaching and learning automobile technology courses in technical colleges in Edo state, Nigeria.

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