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Influence Of School Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students Of Public Secondary School
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Hypothesis one (HO1)
There is no significant difference in the mean ratings of principals and teachers with regard to the extent school environment affects the academic achievement of students of public secondary schools.
Student t-test analysis of the difference between the mean ratings of principals and teachers was computed and the result is shown below.
Table 5: Summary of t-test analysis for hypothesis one (HO1)
The table presents the t-test analysis of the difference between the mean ratings of principal and teachers. From the table, it is indicated that the calculated t-value is 0.76 at 598 degree of freedom and 0.05 level of significant since the calculated t-value of 0.76 is less than the table t- value of 1.96, the first null hypothesis (HO1) of the study is accepted.
Conclusion: The researcher draws the conclusion that there is no significant different in the mean ratings of principal and teachers on the extent school environments affect the academic achievement of students of public secondary schools.
Hypothesis two (HO2)
Principals and teachers do not differ significantly in their mean ratings with regard to the extent school environment affect students’ academic achievement.
Table 6: Summary of t-test analysis for hypothesis two (HO2)
The table presents the t-test analysis of the difference between the mean ratings of principals and teachers’ with regard to the extent school environment affect the academic achievements of students of public secondary schools.
From the table, it is indicated that the calculated t-value is 0.446 at 598 degree of freedom and 0.05 level of significant, while the table t- value is 1.97. Since the calculated t-value of 0.446 is less than the table t-value of 1.97, the second null hypothesis of the study is accepted.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study was carried out to investigate the influence of school environment on academic achievement of students in Enugu State public secondary schools. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised principals and teachers in the education zone. The sample size for the study was 600 respondents while a researchers’ self developed questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument and a cronbach Alpha reliability ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX IDepartment of Educational FoundationsUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka.20th March, 2010.Dear Sir/Madam,Influence of school environment on academic achievement of students of public secondary school in Enugu State.I am a postgraduate student of the above institution, conducting a research on the above topic: This is to seek for your permission to enable me distribute my questionnaire (copy attached) to your teachers for completion, to enable me carry out this research successfully.Thanks fo ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Certification Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Significance of Study Scope of the Study Research Questions Hypotheses CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATUREConceptual Framework Concept of Environment Concept of Public Secondary schools Historical Development of Public Secondary School Changes in Structure of the Ownership of Public ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Studies on the relationship between availability of resources and students academic achievement have revealed that secondary schools provided with adequate education resources performed significantly better than those provided with inadequate resources (Balogun, 1995). Environment is a very important factor in achievement of goal of any educational programme. People acquire most of their knowledge through the interaction with facilities provided in the environment for learning. Also learning is ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Theoretical framework Skinnerian environmental theoryThis section is based on the fact that environment is vital for the achievement of educational goal. This becomes necessary since the study is on the influence of school environment on the student achievement of public secondary schools in Enugu State.The origin of environmental theories can be traced to a known psychologist named John Locke (1917). He is the father of the learning tradition. He postulated that experience and learning are basi ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validation of the instrumentThe instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from the field of Education Administration and Planning, in the Department of Educational Foundations and one in Measurement and Evaluation, of the faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The experts were requested to look at the adequacy of the items in line with the purpose research questions as well as the rating scale. Corrections were affected in some of the items and on the response op ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The mean responses of the principals and teachers were individually identified and subjected to t-test analysis. The findings from the analysis revealed that respondents agreed on the extent school buildings affect the academic achievements of the students of public secondary schools. The findings revealed that staff offices, classroom accommodations and library are the major areas affecting academic achievement of the students.Furthermore, the responses made by principals were separated from th ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]REFERENCESAdegboyega, A.A. (2002). Trends in Public Financing of Federal Inventors in Nigeria a Case Study of University of Ibadan in Adedeji, S. O. (ed) African Journal of Educational Planning and Policy Studies 3, No. 1 pp 95-108.Agugbuem, E.O. (2002). Taking the Distance out of the Distance Education; the Complementary Roles of Information Nigeria Education Review 7 (1) 171 – 179.Akpa, G.O. Udoh, S.U, and Fagbamiye E.O. (2005). Deregulating the Provision and Management of Education in ... Continue reading---
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study was carried out to investigate the influence of school environment on academic achievement of students in Enugu State public secondary schools. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised principals and teachers in the education zone. The sample size for the study was 600 respondents while a researchers’ self developed questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument and a cronbach Alpha reliability ... Continue reading---