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School Population And Academic Performance Of Basic School Students
[A CASE STUDY OF ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, KWARA STATE] -
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ABSTRACT
The study investigated the school population and students academic performance of universal basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
The study adopted descriptive research design, the population for this study consisted teachers of all basic schools selected. Ten junior secondary school teachers were selected in sampled school using proportional sampling techniques. Research instrument used were two set of questionnaire, the first questionnaire tagged school population and second question was profoma which indicated the performance of student in English language and Mathematics of basic schools between year 2014 t0 2016 academic years.
Two research questions were raised in this study and analysed with percentage while hypotheses generated were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance.
Findings revealed that there was significant relationship between school population and students academic performance in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
On the basis of findings, it was recommended that government should establish a policy which would control number of student in the class in order to improve teacher’s job performance and population of the school should be manageable and commensurate with available resources while existing vacancy should be determinant factors of the numbers of children to be adminitted and placed on school enrollment in each school.
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]QUESTIONNAIREUNIVERSITY OF ILORINDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL POPULATION AND STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSAL BASICSCHOOLS QUESTIONNAIRE (SPSAPUBSQ)Dear Respondent,The aim of this questionnaire is purely for research purposes. You are therefore implored to answer the questions objectively as anonymity is guaranteed. SECTION AName of institution: ________________________________________Gender: Male (             ); Female (   ); Ages: 20years â₠... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTTITLE PAGE  CERTIFICATION DEDICATION   ACKNOWLEDGEMENT   ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION   Background to the Study   Statement of Problem  Purpose of the Study  Research Questions  Research Hypotheses   Main Hypotheses  Operational Hypothesis   Scope of the Study     Significance of the Study   Operational Definition of Terms  CHAPTER TWOLiterature Review   Concept of Universal Education   Concept of Sch ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Research Questions1-   What is the relationship between large class size and the students’ academic performance in Ilorin South2-   What is the level of pupils enrolment in schools in Ilorin south local government Area, kwara state.Research Hypotheses The following research hypotheses are formulated to guide the study Main HypothesesHo: There is no significant relationship between school population and students’ academic performance in Ilorin south Local Government Area Kwa ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Tracing the current trend in school enrolment, Babalola (2007) explained that the introduction of universal fee primary education in 1976 accounted for the geometric increase in school population. Bangbose (2008) observed that geometric increase in school population could be linked with the opportunities given to school aged children to received education at no cost. He opined that the introduction of universal free primary education was the first step taken by the government to create opportuni ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREE   The chapter focuses on the various procedures and approaches to be used in the collection and analysis of data and it is discussed under the following sub-headings:-   Research Design -   Population, Sample and Sampling Technique -   Instrumentation-   Procedure for Data Collection -   Method of Data Analysis Research Design    The study is a descriptive study of correctional type. The descriptive study attempts fragment and delimits phenomena into a m ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]From the research question 2 it can be pointed out that 33 respondents representing (33%) Strongly agreed 15 respondents agreed 40 disagreed and 12 respondent strongly disagreed. 20 respondent strongly agreed 10 agreed 50 disagreed and 20 strongly disagreed. 05 respondents representing (5%) strongly agreed 30 agreed 30 of (30%) disagreed and 35 respondents strongly disagreed. 22 respondent strongly agreed 10 respondents agreed 50 disagreed and 18 were strongly disagreed. 55 respondent strongly a ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVEThis chapter presented the summary of finding, conclusion drawn from the finding of the study. It also contained the necessary recommendations for improving students’ academic performance summaryThe study was designed to investigate in to the relationship between population and students’ academic performance in basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area Kwara State. The study was correlation research design that used two sets of questionnaire the first question ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAbdullahi, S.M. (2004). Reforms in education in Nigeria, An Overview. Journal of Teacher Education 10 (1), 83 – 90.Abdulsalam, A.A. (2005). Education development in Nigeria (1980-2000): Challenges and Remedies. 15 (2), 10 23-10 29 Adagunduro, O.F. (1998). Primary and educational development in Nigeria. Ibadan: Shaneson Limited. Adebola, M.O. (2004). Teaching profession in Nigerian: Issues of primary education, Ibadan: Board publication Adeshina, A.A. (1986). Universal primary ed ... Continue reading---
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]QUESTIONNAIREUNIVERSITY OF ILORINDEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENTSCHOOL POPULATION AND STUDENT’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF UNIVERSAL BASICSCHOOLS QUESTIONNAIRE (SPSAPUBSQ)Dear Respondent,The aim of this questionnaire is purely for research purposes. You are therefore implored to answer the questions objectively as anonymity is guaranteed. SECTION AName of institution: ________________________________________Gender: Male (             ); Female (   ); Ages: 20years â₠... Continue reading---
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