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Poor students' results in business subjects in Awka Education Zone in internal and external examinations informed the need for this on parental and student-related factors that affect students' academic performance in secondary schools in the area. Two research questions guided the study with two hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. Survey research design was adopted. The population was 316 principals and business teachers from the 61 secondary schools in the zone. A structured questionnaire comprising 18 items with 5-response options which was face-validated by experts in the field was used to collect data. The reliability coefficient of 0.81 and 0.77 were obtained for the 2 clusters of the instrument after it was administered to 10 principals and teachers from Otoucha Education zone and analyzing the data collected with Cronbach Alpha. The application of Cronbach Alpha on the obtained data yielded an overall reliability coefficient of 0.92. Mean and standard deviation were used to analyze the data in respect of the research questions while ANOVA and z-test were used in testing the null hypotheses. Findings revealed among others that parental factors affect secondary school students' academic performance in business subjects at a moderate extent while student-related factors affect their performance to a high extent. Based on these findings, it was concluded that parental and student-related factors all contribute to determine students' academic performance in business subjects. It was recommended among others, that school authorities should encourage parents to be involved in their children's academic activities by supporting them financially and morally to enhance their academic performance and that business students should be encouraged to adopt effective study habits to improve their academic performance.
International Education Studies
Business Studies Academic Performance Differences of Secondary School Juniors in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria2012 •
This study investigated the influence of teachers' factors on academic performance of Business Studies' students in Edo State. Three research questions were raised with three corresponding hypotheses formulated and tested at alpha level of 0.05. The study utilized a correlational design and a total sample size of 2,374 Business Studies' students and 65 Business Studies teachers were used for the study. Three instruments were developed by the researcher and they were all validated by experts and only Business Studies Achievement Test (BUSAT) was subjected to reliability and it yielded a coefficient of 0.87. The data collected were analyzed using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS). The analysis yielded the following results among others: there is a significant relationship between teachers' qualification and students' academic performance in Business Studies; there is a significant relationship between teachers' teaching experience and students' academic performance in Business Studies and there is no significant relationship between teachers' teaching strategy and students' academic performance in Business Studies. Based on the findings and conclusion, the study recommended among others that: government should put in much effort in ensuring that only qualified teachers are engaged to teach Business Studies in our schools.
The study set out to investigate factors responsible for low academic performance of Junior High School Final Year Students in the Builsa North District. The study aimed at finding out factors that were responsible for low academic performance of final year students in the BECE results over the years in the Builsa North District. Descriptive survey design was employed and a sample of 15 Head Teachers, 115 Junior High School final year students and 30 subject Teachers were used. Structured questionnaire and interview schedule were used for data collection. Microsoft Excel, thematic and quick impressive analysis were used to analyze the data obtained. The findings of the study showed that there were Teacher/Pupil absenteeism, abnormal Teacher work load, and inadequate parental involvement in the learning process of their children. It was therefore recommended that Head Teachers should closely monitor their Teachersand parents to work collaboratively in matters relating to improving pupils' educational standards, parents to be educated on the importance of education to their children and urge them to provide basic learning materials for them. Key words: FINAL YEAR STUDENTS-Junior High School Students who are in the third year at the Junior High School level and participate in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE-results/grades of Junior High School graduates that show the level of attainment or success LOW ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE-results/grades of Junior High School graduates that indicate that the person has not performed well and cannot progress to the next institution
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Factors Affecting Students' Academic Performance: A case study in Agartala Municipal Council Area2010 •
This study focuses on the academic performance of students at preparatory and high school levels in Irob wereda, Eastern Zone, Tigray Regional State, which is located at 37 Km far to the East of Eritrean border. It assumed that the individual and combined results of family, socio-economic, psychological and school factors on academic performance of preparatory/high level students’ in the study schools. The specific objectives of this study were to assess the factors that affect the academic performance of students at preparatory and high school levels of wereda Irob. For the study 218 students, 29 academic staff, 9 wereda administration officials, 14 tabia local administration officials and 5 PTA were selected by using stratified random sampling technique based on probability proportional to their number or size in each class. Pretest structured questionnaires were used for collecting the essential data and the focus group discussion, personal in-depth interviewee, and personal observation were used to crosscheck the data collected through the survey. The data were analyzed using descriptive methods. The results indicated that the academic performance of students’ in the study area was determined by a variety of factors. Among these factors, students’ related factors such as self-motivation, lack of adequate effort and carelessness, and self-confidence were the most prominent factors that affect students’ academic performance. Moreover, on-availability of support system, lack of proper reading place, presence of role models, estimated income of the family’; parents attitude towards students education and household work responsibilities factors had a significant impact on students’ academic performance. However, educational background of the family; occupation of household head; basic sanitation facilities; and presence of sources of support other than family and employment opportunity for educated students did not significantly affect the students’ academic performance. Therefore, policies should deal with academic performance of students and combating cultural, economic, psychological and institutional factors. In general, creating awareness through training on the benefit of education for all society members can greatly enhance the performance of students. Furthermore, arranging special tutorial classes for students on regular bases for all subjects and creating conducive environment for private language school establishment to alleviate some of the challenges affecting students’ academic performance. Therefore, it was suggested that Parents, Irob wereda Education Bureau and high and preparatory schools should be more practical in this area of improvement.
Continental J. Arts and Humanities
The Influence of Parental Background on the Academic Performance of Children in Some Selected Secondary Schools in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State - Suleiman et al.,This study examined the influence of parental background on the academic performance of children in some selected Secondary Schools in Kachia area of Kaduna State. The Population consisted of 972 respondents. A sample size of 100 Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) 1, 2 and 3 students was randomly selected. Three research questions and three hypotheses were adopted and tested for the study. To determine the extent of significant relationship that existed between the independent and dependent variables at 0.05 alpha levels. Chi-square (X 2) was employed to analyze the data and reliability of the instrument. The result revealed positive relationship between parents socio economic status, educational status, parents level of income, family size and students' academic performance. Based on this finding, it was recommended that parents should improve on their level of Socio economic status, endeavor to control their family size, government should equip the schools with modern facilities, teachers should use good teaching methods, teaching aids and guidance and counseling department should be established in all schools. Abstract This study examined the influence of parental background on the academic performance of children in some selected Secondary Schools in Kachia area of Kaduna State. The Population consisted of 972 respondents. A sample size of 100 Senior Secondary Schools (SSS) 1, 2 and 3 students was randomly selected. Three research questions and three hypotheses were adopted and tested for the study. To determine the extent of significant relationship that existed between the independent and dependent variables at 0.05 alpha levels. Chi-square (X 2) was employed to analyze the data and reliability of the instrument. The result revealed positive relationship between parents socio economic status, educational status, parents level of income, family size and students' academic performance. Based on this finding, it was recommended that parents should improve on their level of Socio economic status, endeavor to control their family size, government should equip the schools with modern facilities, teachers should use good teaching methods, teaching aids and guidance and counseling department should be established in all schools.
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This paper investigated the impact of family environmental factors on the academic achievement of secondary school students in Mbaitolu L.G.A. The design adopted for this study was a correlation design. Four research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. The population of the study comprised all public secondary schools students in Mbaitolu giving a total of 5,651 students. Only two hundred and eighty three (283) respondents constituted the sample for the study. A structured questionnaire which was validated by experts in measurement and evaluation, psychology and sociology was used for data collection. To ascertain the reliability of the instrument, test-re-test method of interval of two weeks was done, using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistics and a reliability coefficient ‘r’ of 0.82 was obtained. Mean statistics, Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Statistics and One Way ANOVA at P<0.05 level of significance was used to analyzed the data collected. It w...
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