The Causes Of Students Poor Performance In Principles Of Accounts In Senior Secondary Certificate Examination In Ovia North East Local Government Area Of Edo State

The continual decline in student?s performance in Principles of Accounts in the Senior Secondary Certification Examination in Ovia North East Local Government Area of Edo State for some years necessitated the conduct of this research. 

A total of four (4) schools, two hundred and twelve (212) SS3 students and twelve (12) teachers were randomly selected for this work and the responses were carefully analyzed using the simple percentage. The result analyzed shows that the following factors contribute to the poor performance:

• Teacher?s qualification.

• Method of teaching the subject. 

• Inadequate teachers for the subject. 

• Parental and students? perception. 

• Inadequate time allocated to the subject in the school?s time-table.

1. A minimum of three (3) periods in a week should be given to Principles of Accounts in the school time-table. 

2. Principles of Accounts should be made a compulsory subject for those seeking admission into disciplines in Faculty of Management Science in the University and other higher institution. 

3. Regular workshops and seminars should be organized for Account?s teacher by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the various examination bodies like WAEC, NECO and NABTEB so as keep them abreast of the current trend in the subject. 

4. Guidance and counseling service for parents, students and government should be intensified in other to disabuse their minds of the wrong view given to Principles of Accounts and thus arouse their positive interest.