scholarly journals Effect of Inadequate Iodine Status on Academic Performance of Secondary School Girls in Sokoto State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 029-033 ◽  
Author(s):  
AI Umar ◽  
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RA Umar ◽  
RSU Wasagu ◽  
MO Oche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Iodine Status ◽  
School Girls

scholarly journals The influence of home environment on the academic performance of secondary school girls in Zanzibar

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 67-86
Author(s):  
Augustine Obeleagu Agu ◽  
A. K. Hamad
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Home Environment ◽  
Parental Expectations ◽  
Intellectual Stimulation ◽  
Household Work ◽  
Head Teachers ◽  
Household Level ◽  
Work Habits ◽  
School Girls

This study is concerned with the home factors that affect girls' continued participation in the second level educational system in Zanzibar. It focuses on how variations in household work habits, intellectual stimulation at home and parental expectations and attitudes towards their children impacted on girls' and boys' academic performance. The study was conducted in only one of the two main Islands of Zanzibar Unguja. Four instruments questionnaire, interview, observation and document analysis - were used. A total of145 persons were selected through random and purposive sampling. These included 80 JSS students. 16 teachers. 4 head teachers. 5 MinistlY of Education Officials, and 40 parents. The results indicated that the aspects of home environment examined are contributory factors that affect the academic performance of secondary school girls in Zanzibar. There is evidence of inequitable allocation of resources and values at the household level, which fayour the boys in terms of homework habits, intellectual stimulation, and parental expectations and attitudes.

Correlating entrance data and first year academic performance of students enrolled in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Porto

2021 ◽  
pp. 030641902110156
Author(s):  
TMGP Duarte ◽  
AM Lopes ◽  
LFM da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
First Year ◽  
Female Type ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Over Time

Understanding how the academic performance of first year undergraduate students is influenced by home, personal and institutional factors is fundamental to delineate policies able to mitigate failure. This paper investigates possible correlations between the academic performance of students at the end of high school with their achievements at the end of first year university. Data for students in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) program within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto are analysed for the period 2016/2017 to 2019/2020. The students’ performance is measured by two metrics and the students are structured as a whole and by groups, according to their gender (Male/Female), type of secondary school (Public/Private), living place (Away/Home) and the rank of MIEM in their application list of options (Option 1/Option 2–6). The information is organized statistically and possible correlations between the data are investigated. The analysis reveals limited correlation between the two metrics, meaning that all students may exhibit good or poor results at the end of first year in MIEM, independent of their status at entrance. An unanticipated pattern is exhibited for the group Option 2–6, since it shows that, despite entering into MIEM without top application marks, the students in this group can perform as well as the others. This behavior is consistent over time.

scholarly journals Differentiating anxiety forms and their role in academic performance from primary to secondary school

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. e0174418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Carey ◽  
Amy Devine ◽  
Francesca Hill ◽  
Dénes Szűcs
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School

FISHING ACTIVITIES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN RACHUONYO NORTH SUB-COUNTY, KENYA

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 109-117
Author(s):  
GRACE AUMA OJIJO ◽  
Lucy Kibera
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Government

This study investigated the influence of fishing related activities on academic performance of secondary school students in Rachuonyo North Sub-County. The specific objectives were to examine the activities associated with fishing and determine how they influenced academic performance of secondary students in the Sub-County. The study targeted students and principals of the 49 secondary schools in Rachuonyo North Sub-county. The research used simple random sampling to select 14 public secondary schools and 20 Form Three students from each of the sampled schools. The total sample size was 292 respondents. Primary data was collected and analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods and then presented in tables in percentages. Data analysis was done using SPSS and the Microsoft Excel software. The study established that students participated in fishing activities while attending school. Major fishing activities that students engaged in included: actual fishing an agreement  index of 82.9% of students; repairing of fishing nets which was supported by 74.2% of students; setting of nets in the lake which was supported by 84.4% of students; and removal of fish from the nets which was agreed to by 83.9% of students. Some (91.7%) of the students believed that their counterparts who engaged in fishing activities tended to perform poorly in their classwork.  The study has recommended that parents, School Boards of Management and the communities along the beaches collaborate with each other in order to keep students from engaging in fishing activities for this likely to improve school attendance and academic performance of students. The Government should enforce compulsory basic education as well as provide it free to all children at this level of education.

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