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The Effect Of Truancy On The Academic Performance Of Senior Secondary School Students
[A CASE STUDY OF OGBOMOSO SOUTH, OYO STATE]
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APPENDIX I
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SENIOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
The research is concerned with identifying ways of helping students to perform well academically. One of such ways is to advise students to be punctual and come to school regularly and come to school regularly. In a nutshell, the researcher aims at finding out the causes of irregular school attendance and how it influences academic performance of students especially at the senior secondary level.
SECTION A DEMOGRAPHIC DATA
Tick (  ) the appropriate box below
1. What is the name of your school? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Age: 9-11 ( ), 12 – 14 ( ), 15-17 ( ) , 18 – 20 ( )
3. Sex: Male ( ) female ( )
4. Occupation of father: civil servant ( ), Teacher ( ) trading ( )
5. What does your mother do for a living? House wife ( ) Trading ( )
6. What is your father’s level of education? (a) Primary Six ( ) (b) WAEC ( ) (c) 1st degree ( ) (d) others ( )
7. What is your mother’s level of education? (a) Nil ( ) (b) Primary six ( ) (c) WAEC ( ) (d) 1st degree ( ) (e) others ( )
8. How do you get to school? (a) trecking ( ) (b) by bus ( ) (c) bicycle ( ) (d) taxi ( ) (e) direct ( ) (f) car ( )
9. When does your mother return from work? (a) Afternoon( ) (b) Evening ( ) (c) night ( )
SECTION B
1. Do they take school attendance seriously in your school? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
2. Have you been disciplined or warned for not coming to school regularly? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
3. If you happen to miss school for a day would your feel happy if you are marked absent? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
4. Do you think the relationship between the teachers and students in your school cordial? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
5. Would you feel happy is your principal asks you to take some days off school? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
6. Compulsory and free education lead to truancy (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
7. The activities at school does not challenge the truant as much as those outside school (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
8. Coming to school everyday is monotonous to the truant student (a) Strongly Agree ( )(b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
9. Climatic condition and conducive environment of the school can lead to truancy? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
10. Poverty can lead to truancy? (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
11. Truancy violates the norms and rules of the school authority (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
12. Truancy is a definite sign of the fact that the truant is not able to achieve sufficient success in school work (a) Strongly Agree ( ) (b) Agree ( ) (c) Disagree ( ) (d) strongly disagree ( )
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to find out the causes of truancy among senior secondary students; its implication on academic performance of the students and the role of counselling in eradicating it. The study is limited to three secondary schools in Ogomoso south in Oyo state. Personal interview as conducted with teachers and students. About 150 students and 15 teachers were interviewed. Five hypotheses are stated in this research two of them are rejected while three are accepted. Th ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX B - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]APPENDIX IIQUESTIONNAIRE FOR CLASS TEACHER/SUBJECT TEACHERS (SENIOR SECONDARY) This questionnaire is aimed at finding out the causes of truancy in schools and how it influences academic performance of students. The researcher is also interested in how solutions could be found to this problem I will be grateful if you could spare some time and respond truthfully to the question that will be asked your response and identity will be kept confidential SECTION A: DEMOGRAPHIC DATA Tick ( ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of content CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Research Questions 1.4 Research Hypotheses 1.5 Purpose of the study 1.6 Significance of the study 1.7 Scope and Limitations of the study 1.8 Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE2.1 Theoretical Background ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]In 1978, the military government introduced the system of posting military personnel to school to prevent students from indulging themselves in these learning and behaviour problems.The national policy on education (2014) states that the secondary school should: - equip students to live effectively in our modern age of science and technology; develop and project Nigeria culture, art and language as well as the world’s cultural heritage;- Raise a generation of people who can th ... Continue reading---
BIBLIOGRAPHY - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]BIBLIOGRAPHYBlair et al (2004): Psychology of adolescence for teachers, London; Macmillan Boyson, R (2001): The crisis in education, the Woburn press Burt, c. (2006): The young delinquent London: University of London press.Contessa, M & Paccione – Dyszlewski, M. (1999): An application of group counselling technique with school phobia adolescents Journal of Adolescence, vol. XVI No. 64, New York: Libia Publishers Inc.Cronbach, L. (2003): educational Psychology Crompton Printing Ltd. New ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]There is need for counselling truants in schools. Through guidance, the individual is helped to develop in ways that will enable him to;1. Strengthen the use of his own abilities 2. Make useful choice and 3. Face the problems he will encounter in and out of school Also commenting on the role of counselling,, Taylor (2005) says that there is a need for greater concentration of resources within the school, especially services for the delinquent, the emotionally disturbed and the ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHOD The research method is represented under the following sub-headings:- Research design - Population of the study- Sample and sampling techniques - Research instruments - Validity and reliability of the instruments - Procedure for data collection - Method of data analysis 3.1 Research DesignThis chapter highlights those methods used in getting information from respondents as well as steps taken in conducting the study and ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]HYPOTHESIS IIIThere is no significant relationship between the influence of gender on truants and non-truantsLevel significance = 0.05Critical value of T = 1.96The obtained value of T (1.088) is less than the critical value (1.96). Therefore we can rejects the alternative hypothesis which states that gender will tend to influence the pattern of truancy Conclusion: Gender did not influence the pattern of truancy ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Teachers should take class attendance regularly in order to know students who are not frequent in the school. Such students should be called and advised. Relevant teaching aids and teaching methods should be made use of in order to make lesson interesting to students. This would make them love school and look forward to the next day at school, instead of thinking that the school sis a very boring place which should not be attended on frequent basis.Counselling is an effective tool in eradicating ... Continue reading---
