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Effect Of School’s Factors On Students’ Academic Performance In English Language
[A CASE STUDY OF EWEKORO LGA, OGUN STATE] -
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ABSTRACT
School factors are the school human and physical facilities that are indispensable in the educational process. The purpose of this study was to find out the effect of school factor on students’ academic performance in English language. This was also examined using the students. Research questions were generated for the study and hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study is a descriptive survey type. Simple random sampling technique was used to select a total of 100 respondents for the study. Questionnaire was used to collect data for the study while the data were analysed using simple percentage. The hypotheses were tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation. Based on the result of the data analyzed, it was revealed that school factors have major effect on students’ academic performance. There exist a significance relationship between school factors and students’ academic performance in English language; there was a significant relationship between school factors and academic performance of both male and females students. Hence, it was recommended that the class size should be minimized to an average of ratio 1:35. School physical facilities and qualified teachers of English should be provided in schools for effective students learning.
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX 1UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ARTS EDUCATIONQUESTIONNAIRE ONDear student, The purpose of this questionnaire is to help the researcher collect data on the purpose of the study, you are therefore entreated to provide honest and objective response to the items.Kindly respond to the items in all the sections with a tick [ √ ] where they agree with your response. I assure you that all the information given is for ... Continue reading---
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TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Certification Dedication Acknowledgements Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Research Questions Research Hypotheses Significance of the Study Scope of the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREStatus of English Language in JSS Curriculum Instructio ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Statement of the ProblemEmphasizing the importance of school factors on students’ academic performance, Oluchukwu (2000) asserted that school factors are essential aspect of educational planning. He went further to explain that unless schools are well situated, buildings adequately constructed and equipment adequately utilized and maintained, effective teaching and learning may not take place. The study by Ajayi (2007) maintained that a high level of students’ academ ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The facilities that are needed to facilitate effective teaching and learning in English language in an education institution include the classroom, offices, libraries, laboratories, conveniences and other building as well as furniture items and sporting equipment. The quality of infrastructure and learning environment has strong effect on students’ academic performance in English language which is an index of quality assurance in the school. For instance, Earthman (2002) revealed that ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter is meant to explain the methodology and procedures used in carrying out this research.The procedures are discussed under the following sub-headings:Research DesignPopulation, Sample and Sampling TechniqueInstrumentationProcedure for Data Analysis Technique Research DesignThis study is a descriptive research type. Descriptive research is a research that is concerned with the collection of data for the purpose of describing and interpreting ex ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]HO3: There is no significant relationship between school factors and academic performance of female studentsTable 5: School Factors and Academic Performance of Female StudentsTable 5 shows the correlation between the school factors and female students academic performance. The data revealed a calculated r-value of 0.69 and a sig value of 0.31 at 0.05 level of significance. Since the calculated sig value (0.313) is greater than 0.05, hypothesis 3 is therefore rejected. This implies that there was ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVEDISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONSThis chapter focuses on the discussion of the major findings of this study, conclusions from the findings and recommendations. Some suggestions are also made to encourage further studies in related areas. The study was on the effect of school factors on students’ academic performance in English language. Discussion of the Findings The findings from this study revealed that school factors have major effect on students’ academic p ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCE Abdullahi, M. (2005) Educational technology for Islamic education reform in Abiola M.O (2012). An analysis of resources used for teaching English studies in senior secondary school in Kwara state (An Unpublished Med. Thesis) University of Ilorin.Abe, E. A. (1995). Relationship between subject specialization and students’ performance in reading comprehension in English in Nigerian Universities.Abe, T.O. Adu, E.L (2013) Influence of qualification on development and assessment of c ... Continue reading---
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APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX 1UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF ARTS EDUCATIONQUESTIONNAIRE ONDear student, The purpose of this questionnaire is to help the researcher collect data on the purpose of the study, you are therefore entreated to provide honest and objective response to the items.Kindly respond to the items in all the sections with a tick [ √ ] where they agree with your response. I assure you that all the information given is for ... Continue reading---
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