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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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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 measurable or common category that can be applied to all the subject or wider and similar situation. The rationale from the choice of the descriptive research is that it helps to describe situations, prevailing practices and condition which the study was set to ascertain.
Population Sample and Sampling Techniques
The population for the study comprised of ninety pupils in selected basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area of Kwara State. Proportional sampling was used to select 10 out of various basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State. Ten teachers shall also be randomly selected from the schools making the number of respondents to hundred in all.
Instrumentation
School population and students’ academic performance of Basic Schools Questionnaire (SPSAPU SCE) was designed to collect information on the school population. The instrument was divided into two sections; These are section A and section B. section A consist of information on the personal background of the responders such as sex, qualification, name of school etc. while section B consists of a number of questions relating to the school population and academic performance.
The instrument, was validated by one lecturer in the department of educational management, in University of Ilorin Nigeria. Is suggestion and comments were incorporated into the final copies of the instrument. The corrected draft was scrutinized before administration to the respondents.
The reliability of the questionnaire was determined using retest method for a pilot study in two basic schools different from the sample schools. The instrument will be distributed to ten randomly selected basic schools and a total of 10 respondents from each school. The instrument will be re-administered to the respondents after a period of two weeks of the instrument first administering to the respondents. The results from the two administrations will be correlated using Pearson product-moment correlation statistics. The co-efficient of reliability of the questionnaire will be determined subsequently.
Procedure for Data Collection
The researcher was administered the questionnaire in ten basic schools Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
Method of Data Analysis
Frequency count and percentage were used for research questions and pearson product moment was also used to text main and operational hypothesis generated at 0.05 levels of significance.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe 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 popul ... Continue reading---
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 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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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe 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 popul ... Continue reading---
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