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Influence Of Student Support Services On Students’ Academic Performance
[A CASE STUDY OF COLLEGE OF EDUCATION IKERE EKITI, EKITI STATE]
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Definition of Terms
For the purpose of this study the following terms were operationally defined.
Student
support services: These are out-of-classroom services designed to make
classroom work effective so that each student might fully realize his or
her potential, such as greater performances, better
reading,comprehension and so on.
Academic: Is used to describe things
that relate to the work done in schools, colleges and universities,
especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than
practical or technical skills
Performance: The accomplishment of a
given task measured against preset known standards of accuracy,
completeness, cost and speed. In a contract, performance is deemed to be
the fulfillment of an obligation, in a manner that releases the
performer from all liabilities under the contract.
Influence: The
power to change or affect someone or something: the power to cause
changes without directly forcing them to happen: a person or thing that
affects some or something in an important way.
Academic performance:
most people know that academic performance generally refers to how well a
student is accomplishing his or her tasks and studies, but there are
quite a number of factors that determine the level and quality of
students academic performance grades.
Certainly the most well
known indicator of academic performance grades are the students “score’’
for their classes and overall tenure.
It would be difficult to
perform well in class if the student doesn’t attend. In public grade
schools, attendance is compulsory and numerous unexcused absences may
lead to notifying the students’ parents, barring or make-up work for
missed assignment and tests or direct effects on grades.
It would
also be difficult for the students to perform well in the class if the
school management did not provide necessary service.
Students
Unrest: This can be described as the state of discontent or trouble
making by the students such as riot, violent demonstration on campus
amidst the students.
Cultism: Can be defined as a form of
organization in which activities of members are exclusively kept away
from the knowledge or view of others.
Examination Malpractices: Can
be described as the act of cheating in an examination by the students.
Using micro-chips (expo), copying from others popularly known as giraffe
in an examination hall.
Rape: This can be defined as having sexual
intercourse with the male/female students without his/her consent. Also
rape can be described as the un-lawful compelling of a person through
physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
Anti-social
Behaviour: This can be defined as un-pleasant behaviours shown by the
students that are inimical to the progress of the institution. Such as
student unrest, cultism, examination malpractices, demonstrations and so
on. In other words, anti-social behaviours can be seen as negative
behaviour or social disorders.
Guidance: The term guidance in every
language has always carried the connotation of help given to an
individual or group of individuals in areas of personal, social,
educational and vocational concerns. From the school point of view,
guidance can be defined as a total programme of highly specialized
activities, implemented by all staff members to help individual make
wise intelligent choices and decisions.
Counselling: Can be defined
as “ the process in which one person assists another person in a
person-to-person or face-to-face encounter’’. This assistance, may take
many forms such as: educational, vocational, social, recreational,
emotional and moral. Also, counselling can be defined as “an
enlightened process whereby people help people by facilitating growth,
development and positive change through an exercise of self
understanding’’
Guidance and Counseling Services: This can be
conceived as advisory services given to students either as individual or
as a group to assist them in solving their problems, and adjust
meaningfully to the environment.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRCT This study investigated the Influence of student support services on students’ academic performance in College of Education Ikere-Ekiti. A total of 200 respondents were randomly selected from Ikere-Ekiti College of Education. An Instrument titled “Influence of Student Support Services on Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (ISSSSAPQ)†was administered to the respondents in order to gather relevant data. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) St ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX AUNIVERSITY OF ILORIN INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONINFLUENCE OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES ON STUDENTS’ACADEMIC PERFORMANCEQUESTIONAIRE (ISSSSAPQ)Dear Respondent, This questionnaire is designed to investigate the influence of student support services on students’ academic performance in College of Education, IkereEkiti State. The study is purely an academic work, kindly indicate your sincere response based on your personal experience. Information collected through this questi ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLETable 1: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on Gender Table 2: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on AgeTable 3: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on NCE Level Table 4: Percentage Distribution of Respondents Based on School Table 5: Mean and Rank Order on the Respondents’ View on the influence of students Support Services On Students’ academic perfomaace in College of Education, Ikere-EkitiTable 6: Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value o ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page iCertification iiDedication iiiAcknowledgement ivTable of Contents List of Table Abstract CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Study Statement of the Problem Research Objectives Research Ques ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 6 ] Adeshina (1988) opined that perhaps the most disturbing area of
administration of tertiary institution is relatedto the provisions of
welfare services to the students. ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validity and Reliability of the Instrument Validity is the extent to which an instrument measure what it is purported to measure while using the questionnaire as a data gathering tools.However, content validity is considered an important quality. It refers to the degree to which an instrument actually measures or is related to the traits for which it was designed. The instrument will be given to three lecturers at the department of Counsellor Education for necessary corrections and s ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 9 ]Research Question 1: What is the influence of student support services on students’academic performance in College of Education, Ikere, Ekiti state?Table 5: Mean and Rank Order on the Respondents’ view on the Influence of Student Support Services On Students’academic Performance In College of Education, Ikere, Ekiti state ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The second hypothesis showed that there was no significant difference in the influence of students support services on students’ academic performance in College of Education, Ikere, Ekiti State on the basis of age. This implies that age difference among the college students has no influence in their view of influence of support services on academic performance. The implication of this finding is that every students regardless of their age difference are supportive of effective students su ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAluede, O. O. (1995). Factors influencing students’ unrest in tertiary institutions in Edo State of Nigeria. Unpublished Ph.D Thesis University of Benin, Benin – City, Nigeria.Aluede , O. O. (1996). Counselling intervention strategies in curbing students’ unrest in Nigeria tertiary institutions. Journal of Educational and Vocational Studies, 1 (4), 24 – 28.Aluede , O. O. (1998). The role of guidance counselor in curbing students unrest in Nigeria unive ... Continue reading---
