scholarly journals Investigating the Influence of Computer Anxiety on the Academic Performance of Junior Secondary School Students in Computer Studies in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 370-382
Author(s):  
Chinelo Blessing Oribhabor ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Computer Anxiety ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Computer Studies

scholarly journals RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENTING STYLES AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 11
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Mohammed Baji ◽  
Aisha I. Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Authoritative Parenting ◽  
School Students ◽  
Authoritarian Parenting ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary

This study investigated the influence of parenting styles on academic performance of secondary school students in Niger state, Nigeria. The study employed a correlational design to measure the relationship between parenting styles and academic performance. A sample of 380 junior secondary school students during 2013/2014 academic session was selected from public schools through simple random sampling technique. The research instrument used was Parenting Styles Questionnaire (PSQ) which measured parenting styles across authoritative parenting, authoritarian parenting, and permissive parenting styles. The PSQ was validated through content validity and had a reliability coefficients alpha of .800. The second instrument was academic achievement tests in English language and Mathematics which were developed by subject teachers teaching at the SSS level and their content and construct validity were determined by the inspectors in charge of these specialty areas at the Inspectorate Division, Ministry of Education, Minna. The statistical tools used for analysis of the data include mean, standard deviation, and Pearson Product Moment Correlations. The findings revealed that there were positive correlations between parenting styles and academic performance of JSS students with correlation values expressed as: Authoritative parenting style (r = .154, p< 0.05), authoritarian parenting style (r = .102, p< 0.05), and permissive parenting style (r = .066, p>0.05). Based on the findings of this study, it is recommended that parents should encourage, support and monitor academic activities of children to improve their performance.

scholarly journals Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy and Self Esteem As Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Margaret Ose Asika
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
School Students ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Edo State

This study examined Self-Concept, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Academic Performance in Mathematics among Junior Secondary School Students in Edo State. The main purpose of the study is to determine the relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics of Junior Secondary School students in Edo state. The study adopted the correlation research design. A sample of 3,639 was drawn from a population of 36,615 junior students in Edo state. The data generated for the study were obtained through a self designed questionnaire. Pearson Product Moment Correlation and Multiple Regression were used to analysed the data collected. The result obtained revealed the following: there was a positive relationship between self-concept and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students, there was also a negative relationship between self-efficacy and academic performance in mathematics among junior secondary school students in Edo state. The study thus concluded that self-concept and self-efficacy are not only significantly related to academic performance, they significantly predict academic performance of students. It was therefore recommended that adequate and sufficient attention must be given to sustain the development of positive self-concept and self-efficacy of students in the school system, while deliberate efforts should be made to build up the self-esteem of the students and Teachers should be offered professional guidance by educational authorities on these self-constructs in students as an avenue to improve on students’ academic performance.

scholarly journals Financial resources and junior secondary school students’ academic performance in Cross River State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-88
Author(s):  
Wokasor Eni Ofem ◽  
Mercy Nkiruka Godwin Akeke ◽  
Eyiene Ameh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Financial Resources ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Junior Secondary

The study investigated the relationship between financial resources and junior secondary school students’ academic performance in Cross River State, Nigeria. Four null hypotheses were formulated and tested. Ex-post facto design was used for the study. Subjects who participated in the study were 397 students from 277 public junior secondary schools in the study area but data was collected from only 386 representing 97.2 percent. Two instruments titled “Financial Resources Questionnaire (FRQ) and Junior Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance Scale (JSSSAPS)” were used for data collection. Data was analyzed using Population t-test and Multiple Regression analysis. The result indicated that junior secondary school students’ academic performance is significantly high. The result further revealed that financial resources in terms of: investment in school facilities, allocation of financial resources, structure of financial resources and amount of financial resources jointly predicts students’ academic performance. It was concluded that school business just like every other economic unit and business concerns alike, cannot thrive by mere availability of financial resources but by its utilization.

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