• Geography Teachers And Students Perception Of Factors Affecting Students Performance In Geography Examination

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    • The summary of this finding is on teachers and students perception of factors affecting  students performance  in Geography Examinations. The study has been able to identify the three hypotheses statement that were tested and rejected using chi-square methods of statistics. Hence, the three hypotheses were rejected.   The  three hypotheses identified the teachers and students  perception of factors  affecting  students  performance  in Geography Examinations. The findings showed that many factors were affecting academic performance of  students  in school. Hence that successful students have significant motivation for achievement from unsuccessful students.  Also academic achievement is highly correlated with parents socio economic status which lends a good support to the present findings.  However, as a result of lack of motivation, students have negative attitude in their studies which automatically resulted into poor performance in their studies.  It is therefore concluded that interest and attitude of students towards a particular subject is determined by the level of socio economic status of  their parents.  Hence, high motivating factor mostly from the parents and teachers lead to a better achievement on the part of the student as a whole.In order to improve the student academic excellence in their  need to encourage the student in order to display good attitude and better interest in all their subject mostly in geography, while the teacher is motivated in reciprocal as a result of good academic performance by the students.there is need for a good impact on academic knowledge on the students, teacher and parents coupled with the student’s interest in the subject and the display of positive attitude as earlier pointed out are good motivating factors which when combine together is assumed will result to a better achievement in geography.

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    • CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Secondary education is defined as “education beyond the elementary grades or primary school”, it could also be said as the education provided by a high school or college preparatory school.  In the 6-3-3-4 system, the emphasis for us here is of the second -3- level, which is the senior secondary level, in which geography is offered or taken during the 3 years duration.  The subjects in the senior secondary are Maths, English, a major Nigerian language and other electi ... Continue reading---