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A Study Of The Influence Of Developmental Psychology On The Academic Performance Of Secondary School Students
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RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In view of the entire problem currently plaguing
the educational sector in Nigeria, there was need to raise certain
question to act as a guide in creating a model under which the research
will be carried out.
1) Are there developmental psychology centres in secondary school in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State?
2) Do students pay voluntarily visits to the developmental psychological centres in their schools?
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Does the application of a development psychology is secondary schools
have any influence on secondary school students behaviour?
4) Do student improve academically when developmental psychology is employed in their schools?
5) Do teachers in the secondary school have a basic knowledge of developmental psychology?
6) Are the developmental psychological centres adequately manned by skilled staff?
7) Do peer groups have effect on the academic performance of secondary school students?
8) Does the general psychology of secondary school students have effect on their academic performance?
9) Can adequate communication with a guidance counselor improve the academic performance of secondary school students?
10) Do children living with both parents performance better academically than those living with a single parent?
11) Do you agree introverts perform better academically in secondary schools than extroverts?
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Students whose schools have guidance and counseling offices perform
better in schools than those whose schools do not have a guidance and
counseling office?
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
This study is specifically
designed to research into the study of developmental psychology and its
influence on secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area
of Edo State. Emphasiswill be placed on the existence of a Developmental
Psychology centre and a guidance counseling office in the secondary
schools, in Oredo Local Government Area and the quality of staffing
manning those offices. The nature of family issues, single parent’s
home, peer group and personality of students in these institutions will
be examined to paint a clear picture of their effects on the student’s
academic and extracurricular performance. Insight provided by these
study, and the solution proffered will create abroad based platform from
which society can squarely tackle the persistent problems of dwindling
educational performance of students, especially in secondary schools.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
This
research has the goal of uplifting the educational system in Nigeria,
by harping on the importance of applying developmental psychology in the
teaching of adolescence during a critical developmental stage of their
lives. It will provide the missing perspective responsible for the
failure of all efforts by the government and private sector to uplift
educational standard in Nigeria while highlighting developmental
psychology as a field on which much emphasis has to be laid in order to
achieve a sustainable improvement in the educational sector of Nigeria.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This research work was aimed at investigating the influence of developmental psychology on the academic performance of secondary school students. The focus of this project was on Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Data was collected by means of questionnaire which was administered to the two hundred (200) sample respondents sleeted through random sampling technique. The data collected from the respondents were analyzed and interpreted through the use of simple percentages. The findings re ... Continue reading---
