• EFFECTS OF LEVEL OF LITERACY OF PARENTS AND PUPILS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
    [A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE]


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    • ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study examines the effect effects of literacy of parents and pupils academic performance. The data was obtained through the use of questionnaires. The target population of the study includes parents, teachers and pupils of 20 randomly selected public and private elementary schools in Ilorin West Local Government Area. The sum of 100 copies of questionnaires was administered while 89 copies were returned and analyzed. The T-test and ANOVA was employed for the purpose of the data analysis. The result reveals that parent literacy has a significant effect (at 5% level ... Continue Reading

         

      TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTITLE PAGE    DECLARATION CERTIFICATION  DEDICATION ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TABLE OF CONTENT ABSTRACT CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM RESEARCH QUESTIONS  RESEARCH HYPOTHESES PURPOSE OF THE STUDY SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY  SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY DEFINITION OF TERMS CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURESINTRODUCTION CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK PARENTS’ LITERACY LEVELS IN RELATION TO LEARNER PERFORMAN.6THE EFFECTS OF LITERACY ON PARENTS THEMSELVES  REVIEW OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK IMPACT OF PARENTAL EDUCATION ON CH ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION Background to the Study Education can be regarded as the most important path through which the child’s potential can be developed. In order for the child’s potential to be developed, teachers and parents need to work together to ensure that the child develops to the best of his or her ability (Dipontsheng 2010). Kok and Rambiyana (2002) cited in Dipontsheng (2010) indicate that education should not be offered for the sake of the school but for the child, family, the community and even the state.Parents that are intelligent academicians, well educated and p ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Theoretical BackgroundAccording to Soans and Stevenson (2004:831) cited in Dipontsheng (2010) the word literacy is often used to indicate that a person is able to read and write, and also illustrates that a person possesses knowledge and certain competences within a specified field. This implies that a literate person is aware of the changes that take place around him or her, and that he/she is able to contribute and make informed decisions with regard to political, economic, and social issues. Matjeke (2005:23) cited in Dipontsheng (2010) maintains “literacy is a powerful ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREEMETHODOLGYIntroductionThis section aimed at describing the principle, rules, procedures and statistical method used in this study. However, the methodology for this study has been designed under the following headings. Research Design The research was developed using descriptive survey design. A descriptive survey was selected because it provided an accurate portrayal or account of the characteristics, for example behaviour, opinions, abilities, beliefs, and knowledge of a particular individual (Burn & Rove, 1993) cited in Omar (2015) Population of the StudyThe population of this ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 5 ]Table 7:    Analysis of Variance Summary table on the difference in the academic performance of pupils     in English Language in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State on the basis of parent’s academic qualificationAs shown on table 7; the P-value: 0.789 is greater than sig value: 0.05 and so the decision is not to reject HO2. This means that there is no significant difference in the academic performance of pupils in English Language in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State on the basis of parent’s academic qualification.HO3:    There is no signific ... Continue Reading

         

      CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSIntroductionThis chapter which is the final chapter contains the summary, conclusions and recommendations for the various institutions of concern and manufacturing companies in general.Summary of FindingsThis study was carried out to determine the effects of literacy of parents and pupils academic performance. The local economic conditions as the educational sectors grows, internal factors such as level of parental literacy, students’ attitude towards education contribute to the poor performance of pupils. This research work ascertained ... Continue Reading

         

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