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Eating Habit As A Determinant Of Academic Performance Among Secondary School Students In Ikenne Local Government Area
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1.6 Significance of the Study
The
focus of this study is centered on the influence of eating habit of
secondary school students in Ikenne Local Government Area. The core
objective is to examine how eating habit affects the academic
performance of secondary school students in Ikenne Local Government
Area. This study is important as it would highlight the relevance and
role of eating habit on students in secondary schools.
Students will
benefit from this study as it would serve as a means of enlightenment to
them on the crucial relevance of their eating habit to their academic
performance in their studies and also make them understand that what
they eat affects them to as when they study.
Teachers will find this
research helpful in order for them to understand that students’ academic
performance are not only based the way they study, when they study and
how many times they attend class but also on what they eat and the way
they eat.
Parents will also find this research helpful in order for
them to get the idea that though their children study hard, they may not
be able to perform better because of the type of food they eat, when
they eat and the way they eat. The study will also recommend proper
eating habits for parents to adopt in order to provide their children
with healthy eating habits.
Secondary schools will also benefit from
this research because they would be able to provide the students with
healthier meals both in the cafeteria and in the small shops that food
is sold.
1.7 Operational Definition of Terms
In the course of this study, the following variables are operationally defined to serve as a guide in understanding them:
Eating
Habit: this can be seen as the way a person eats, considered in terms
of what types of food are eaten, in what quantity and when.
Academic
Performance: is a student’s success in meeting up with his or her short-
term or long- term goals in education. It is also what a student was
attaining while in school both good or high and bad or low. It is
measured by the final grade earned in the course. It is defined by the
student’s reporting of past semester CGPA/GPA and the expected GPA of
the current semester. The grade point average (GPA) is a better
measurement because it provides a greater insight into the relative
level of performance of individuals and different groups of students.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined Eating Habit As A Determinant Of Academic Performance Among Secondary School Students In Ikenne Local Government Area.More specifically, the study sought to assess the eating habits and academic performance among secondary school students.The study emphasizes on the problem which sees that most students in our secondary schools today are unable to eat healthily due to the time of their classes.The study comprises of students in senior secondary school classes two and three (SS ... Continue reading---
