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The Relationship Between Educational Resources And Students' Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OF IN ILORIN WEST LGA, KWARA STATE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS]
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2.3 Resources Allocation
The national policy on
education (NPE) acknowledges that financial provision from all tiers of
government is an important requirement for a successful implementation
of any educational program. It is important to know that the level of
resources available to any educational level with determine to a very
large extent, the performance of that level.
Many studies (lovely, 1984 and fuller, 1985) have found a positive
relationship between school expenditure per-pupil and achievement. The
influence of this factor is strong with some analysis. For example, a
Colombians study of academic achievement (4,233 secondary school pupils)
found that the influence of pre-pupils expenditure was exceeded only by
children’s verbal ability. The influence of this factor also was
significant for achievement in the commercial curriculum. This same
study found more moderate, but significant achievement effects in
tomzomia 2,803 secondary students.
Loxley (2004)
revealed that inadequate supply of textbooks in schools is having a toll
on teaching and learning activities in any counties in the world.
Textbooks as indicated by Oni (1995) are indispensable to the quality
education and students’ academic performance in all schools in the
world.
At the seventh Lagos state congress of all Nigerian
conference of principal of secondary schools. (ANCOPSS) held in
December, 2002 an adhoc committee was set up to identify the cause of
poor performance in the WASSCE. The committee was also asked to suggest
ways of improving the quality of education in order to enhance better
performance in both internal and external examinations in the state and
obtained information on students’ population as well as infrastructural
facilities. They identified possible factors militating against the
enhancement of quality education and better performance of students in
both internal and external examinations. Such as factors include
criteria for transition from primary to secondary schools, unplanned
school plant, inadequate provision and maintenance of infrastructure,
rapid students’ population growth, teacher’s qualification and
experience, teaching-learning process, student-teacher relationship,
student-teacher ratio, school authority teacher relationship, student
progression, among others.
During the first
Lagos state education summit held in July 20014, the chairman of post
primary teaching service commission explain that 90 percent of the
school have no laboratory and the available ones were ill equipped.
Nearly all the workshop were without the required equipment. Many
buildings in the school had become dilapidated. He also observed that
student did not have necessary textbook.
Hence, the interplay of
nature and nurture on quality education and student academic
performance is an important issue that cannot be overlook by the stake
holder in education industry, since the aforementioned research by the
ANCOPSS committee on poor performance in WASSCE results has linked the
inadequate provision of resources to be a major contributor to the poor
quality of education in secondary schools , many studies have been
conducted to determine the effect of instructional resources as its
enhances quality education and improve students’ academic performances.
Adequacy of resources is very essential for the smooth function and
running of the educational system. School buildings, student enrolment,
adequate qualified teaching, supported staff, furniture, textbook and
other infract structure are very important for the system as part of the
educational resources. In recent times, there has been educational
expansion in the country especially at the post primary level, but this
has not been accomplished by high academic performance by students.
Perhaps, inadequate and differential distribution of resources
resulting from lack of foresight and adequate planning could by the main
factors responsible for this poor academic performance of students,
which has consistently been at an alarming rate and has generated a lot
of discontentment and disappointment among parents, the educational
administrators and the general public.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This study intends to find out the relationship between teaching resources for learning and students academic performance in English Language in Nigerian secondary schools, a case study of Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. The research instruments were direct observations, mini interviews, questionnaires and documentary sources. The result of the study showed that there are significant relationship between teaching resources and students academic performance. It was recommended ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Federal and state policy maker proposing new education program often base their argument on the need to provide more resources to school to improve opportunities for students. Many Americans seems to share this view.Polling data show that many people believe that government allocates insufficient resources to school. A poll conducted annually from 2009 through 2012 found that American adults list insufficient funding and resources as top problem facing public school in their community. The avail ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGYThis chapter describes and presented the research method employed for this study. It focuses on the following sub-heading:- 3.1 Research design 3.2 Population, sample and sampling techniques3.3 Instrumentation 3.4 Procedure for data collection 3.5 Data analysis3.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY The research design adopted for this study was a descriptive survey. This design allows the researcher to make careful record of what were observe ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Thus, the null hypothesis which states that ‘there is no significant relationship between physical resources and students ‘academic performance in public secondary school in Ilorin west LGA, kwara state’ is rejected .However ,there is a positive and significant relationship between physical resources and students’ academic performance in public secondary school Ilorin west LGA kwara state. Ho2: There is no significant relationship between human resources and student ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]In table 5, Ho: the calculated t-value (2.01) is greater than the
critical t-value of 1.65 at 0.05 level of significance for 298 degree of
freedom. Hence, the null hypothesis which states that there is no
significant relationship between educational resources and students’
academic performance in Ekiti state secondary schools, is rejected. This
implies that, there is significant relationship between educational
resources and student academic performance. However, all the educa ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCES Adeogun. A.A. (2001). The principal and the financial management of public secondary schools in Osun State. Journal of Educational System and Development. 5(1), pp. 1-10.Adesina, S. (1990). Some aspects of school management. Lagos: Educational Industries Nigeria Ltd. Aghenta, J. A. (1999). Principles and practice of educational planning: Focus on the Developing Countries. Benin City: NSCPBorisade I.T. (2012). Unit cost of Secondary Education and students’ Academic Achievement i ... Continue reading---
