Influence Of Guidance On Academic Performance Of Students

1.3 OBJECTIVES OF STUDY

The following are the objectives of this study;

1.To determine the influence of guidance on academic performance of students

2.To examine the relationship between discipline and students academic performance

3.To determine factors affecting students academic performance

1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS

1. What is the influence of guidance on academic performance of students

2. What is the relation between discipline and students academic performance

3. What are the factors affecting students academic performance

1.5 HYPOTHESIS

HO: There is no significant relationship between guidance and students’ academic performance

HA: There is significant relationship between guidance and students’ academic performance

1.6 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY

1. The outcome of this research will help in educating and concomitantly serving as a guide to both parents and schools on the effect of guidance on the academic performance of students.

2. This research will also serve as a resource base to other scholars and researchers interested in carrying out further research in this field subsequently, if applied will go to an extent to provide new explanation to the topic.

1.7 SCOPE/LIMITATIONS OF STUDY

The study of influence of guidance on academic performance of students will involve students and teachers of selected secondary schools in Ekiti State who will participate in this research.

Financial constraint- Insufficient fund tends to impede the efficiency of the researcher in sourcing for the relevant materials, literature or information and in the process of data collection (internet, questionnaire and interview).

 Time constraint- The researcher will simultaneously engage in this study with other academic work. This consequently will cut down on the time devoted for the research work.

1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Academic: someone considered to be scholarly

Performance: the accomplishment of a given task measured against preset known standards of accuracy, completeness, cost and speed

Student: a person formally engaged in learning, especially one enrolled in a school or college

Guidance: the act or function of guiding, leadership and direction.

Influence: is the power to have an important effect on someone or something

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