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Influence Of Drug Abuse On Students’ Academic Performance
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CHAPTER FIVE
DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Preamble
The results of the finding of the study are discussed in the chapter conclusion are draw on the finding and recommendations are made based on the results of the findings.
The main purpose of the study was to find out the influence of drug abuse on academic performance of see sch. Students in Ilorin. Six (6) null hypotheses were generated for this study and were tested at 0.05 level of significant. Data were also gathered from sec. school students, Ilorin, by using t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVSA) statistical method.
Discussion
In this study it was found that item 1 (“Drug abuse can lead to poor concentration in the classâ€) had the highest means. This however confirms with the view of Hodge et al. (2001) which shows that drug slows down the activities of the nervous system that controls functions, causes drowsiness and lack of concentration. Items 13 (“Drug abuse can lead to frequent fatigueâ€) was ranked 2nd – this agree with the finding of slack (1990), which viewed that the level of drug taken in by individual enhance the level of sickness and disease to such individual. Item 18th (Lack of assertiveness) was ranked 3rd. This agree with the finding of preboth (200:5), that stated that drug abuse individual often become so obsessed with the habit that everything going on around them is ignored, including their needs and other family members.
Item 20 (“Drug abuse can lead to not being able to understand examination questionsâ€) and item 15(“ Drug abuse can lead to poor spelling habitâ€) was ranked last (19th) respectively.
The first hypothesis dealt with the influence of drug abuse on sec. school students; academic performance in Ilorin of gender. This indicated that there was no significant difference between drug addiction and students’ academic performance on the basis of gender. Since calculate t-value of 2.02 is greater than critical t-value of 1.96 at alpha level of 0.05 significant, it means that, there is significant difference on the influence of drug abuse on academic performance of students on the basis of gender is rejected. This is in contract with the report of study by Umoh (1994), which observed that more men than female were found in drug in drug abuse up till now, majority of drug addict were addict male but recently, more women are becoming actively involved in drug abuse. Probably, the desire to get rich quicker and current exposure to western influences are to blame. Women are becoming actively involved in drugs because of ready availability. Drug abuse was however found to be positively correlated with sex.
Hypothesis two stated that there is no significant difference between drug abuse and students’ academic performance base on religion. This indicated that there was no significant difference between drug abuse and students’ academic performance. Since than the critical t-value 1.96, it means that there is no significant difference between drug abuse and student’ academic performance. Since than the critical t – value 1.96, it means that there is no significant difference between drug abuse and students academic performance on the basis of TOR was accepted. This is in collaborated with the studies by Olarewaju (2010) that confirms that there is significant difference between academic performance and drug abuse on the basis of religion due to that fact the two religions give comprehensive sermons and trained their adherents on cause, effect and consequence of drug abuse.
Hypothesis six stated that there is no significant difference between drug abuse and student’s academic performance on the basis of age. This indicated that there was no significant difference between drug abuse and academic performance on the basis of age. Since the calculated t-value of 1.489 is lesser than the critical t-value 3.00,
it means that there is no significant difference between drug abuse and student’s academic performance on the basis of age was accepted. This is contract with the studies of Olanrewaju (2010) which stated that knowledge of drug abuse was found to be positively correlated with age. The correlation was found to be more pronounced among the age groups 15-17. This can be adduced to adolescent stage which manifest with curiosity to know more about thing around the adolescent. At this stage, they try so many new things, they use drugs for many reasons, including curiosity, because it feels good, to reduce stress, or to feel grown up. This is also in line with studies by Adelekan (et al) that reveal that addiction to drugs like cigarette was found to be positively correlated to older age. The implication is that if the students are not well informed on the dangers of drug abuse, the tendency of addicted to drug will be high and there will be negative consequences.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACT This study was carried out to investigate the influence of drug abuse on the academic performance of secondary school students in Ilorin, Kwara state, Nigeria. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire tagged “Influence of Drug abuse on students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (IDASAPQ). It consisted of 20 items which elicited necessary information from 200 students in Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin. Frequency counts and percent ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]UNIVERSITY OF ILORINFACULTY OF EDUCATIONDEPARTMENT OF COUSELLOR EDUCATIONINFLUENCE OF DRUG ABUSE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (IDASAPQ) Dear Respondent,This questionnaire is designed to obtain data on the influence of drug addiction on students’ academic performance as perceived by Kwara State. You are therefore requested to provide very sincere responses to each of the items. Kindly note that your responses will be treated with utmost confidentially as the ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 1: Classification of Hard Drugs Table 2: Distribution of Respondents by Gender, Age, Religion, ATP, ATF and Tor Table 3: Means of Influence of Drug Addiction Rank – ordered Table 4: Results of t-test comparing Male and Female Respondents’ perception Table 5: Results of t-test Comparing Christian and Islamic Religion of Respondents perception Table 6: ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Table of content List of Tables Abstract CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYIntroduction State of problem Purpose of the study Significance of the study Research Questions Research Hypotheses Scope and Limitation the Study Operational Definition of Terms CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURENature and Normal use of Drug Classification of Hard Drugs • ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The study will commence by analyzing how to problem of drug abuse came into being. In this aspect, the study will then proceed to show the effect of drug abuse on student’s academic performance. Finally, the study intends to draw conclusion and make useful suggestion and recommendations in order to combat the menace of drug abuse. Operational Definition of Terms Abuse: is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in ma ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Summary of Literature Review The influence of Drug Abuse on student Academic performance has been touched in this view. From the work of various authors, researchers and educationalist/related Literature are viewed under various element of drug abuse background such as, Nature and Normal drug classification of hard drug, meaning of drug abuse, causes, reasons behind drug abuse, Influence of drug abuse on academic performance, effect of drug abuse, and counseling for drug abuse as they in ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Reliability: Reliability of the instrument according to (Neil R. Carlson
2009) refer Reliability in statistics and psychometrics as the overall
consistency of a measure. A measure is said to have a high reliability
if it produces similar results under consistent conditions. "It is the
characteristic of a set of test scores that relates to the amount of
random error from the measurement process that might be embedded in the
scores. A test – retest method was employed to ascerta ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Table 2 shows the Means and Rank orders of influence of drug abuse on students’ academic performance. From the table, Item 1 (“Drug abuse can lead to poor concentration in the classâ€) ranked first (1st) with a mean score of 3.285. Item 13 (“Drug abuse can lead to frequent fatigueâ€) ranked 2nd with a mean score of 3.100, while item 15th (“Drug abuse can lead to poor spelling habitâ€) and Item 20 (“Drug abuse can lead to not being able to understand ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]REFERENCESAbel. F.I (1974), The use of Indian hemp & drugs, among secondary school students in Lagos, Nigerian University press.Alfred, B. Williams, G. and payne, W.J.A (1969) “medical chemistry†new York London, page 3-47 published, designed and printed by tap printing works, new York.Ajila C.O; Causes of Drug Abuse among school adolescents in Ondo State. Nig. Rev. Afr. Affairs, 6: 45-55, 1992.Adelekan, M.L Abiodun, O.A, Imoukhom Obayan, A.O, Oni G.A., Ogunremi, O.O Psychosocial Cor ... Continue reading---
