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Influence Of Family Background On The Academic Achievement Of Senior Secondary School Student
[A CASE STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, OGUN STATE]
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The school guidance
counselors will also benefit from the findings of this study. They will
be in position to guide and counsel students in the area of personal
social interactions, academic performance and career choice.
The
findings of the study will help Parents Teacher Associations (FTA) of
school in promoting the academic performance of student. This is because
FT A snorting, parents know their functions and responsibilities at
home, to help solve their children's problems both home and school
environment.
The findings of the study will be of immense help to
educational administrators. They will use the findings in the
formulation of policy that will regulate equal educational opportunities
for all children irrespective of their family background in the
distribution of equipment, facilities and amenities to schools.
The
findings of this study will help the society at large in identifying how
family environmental variables - such as what parents' level of
education, parents' income, parents' occupation, parents' motivation and
family size on student's academic performance. This will act as a check
on increasing low academic performance among students, occasioned by
the fact that some parents, teachers and counselors do not have adequate
knowledge/input required of them.
1.6 Scope of Study
The
study is limited to Babcock University High School Students. The context
scope of this study is limited to finding the influence of family
background on academic achievement of students with particular regards
to parental level of education; parental occupation, parental income,
family size and parental motivation.
1.7 Research Questions
The study will provide answers to the following research questions:
1. What is the influence of parental level of education on students' academic achievement?
2. What influence does parental occupation have on students' academic achievement?
3. What is the influence of parents' income on students' academic achievement?
4. What is the influence of family size on students' academic achievement?
5.What influence does parental motivation have on students' academic achievement?
1.8 Research Hypotheses
The following hypotheses will guide the studying and will be tested at 0.05 level of significance.
H01:
Parents’ education level has no significant influence on the academic
achievement of Babcock University High School Students.
H02: Parents’ occupation has no significant influence on the academic achievement of Babcock University High School Students.
H03: Parents’ income level has no significant influence on the academic achievement of Babcock University High School Students.
H04: Family size has no significant influence on the academic achievement of Babcock University High School Students.
H05:
Parents’ level of motivation has no significant influence on the
academic achievement of Babcock University High School Students.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study examined the influence of family background on the academic achievement of senior secondary school student in babcock university high school, ogun state.More specifically, the study sought to assess the academic performance within sound family background and paltry family background in Senior secondary schools.The study consist of all senior secondary school students in Babcock high school (SSS1-3), simple random sampling technique was use to pick the respondents and 122 senior secon ... Continue reading---
