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.

scholarly journals Evaluating Environmental Contents in Comprehensive Passages in Junior Secondary School English Language Textbooks Used in Cross River State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Florence B. Obi ◽  
Comfort Nkongho Agbor ◽  
Usang Nkanu Onnoghen ◽  
Michael Obun Etan ◽  
Darlington Egbe Egbonyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
English Language ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross River ◽  
Cross River State ◽  
Junior Secondary School ◽  
Junior Secondary ◽  
Language Textbooks

Serious concerns have been raised by many stakeholders in environmental issues including Cross River State Government, educationists, non-governmental organisations and even, the international funding agencies, about the quality and level of environmental information that can be accessed in both print and electronic media. This has become imperative because proper understanding of the origin of the present environmental challenges is the key to minimise the on-going abuses in future. This study was undertaken to investigate the level of environmental awareness issues contained in comprehensive passages present in English Language textbooks used by Junior Secondary School students in Cross River State, Nigeria. The study involves counting and analysing the number of passages dealing with environmental issues in 27 textbooks based on the four types of environments: abiotic, biotic, neutral and social. Two research questions were formulated and used to guide the study. Observed data were analysed using simple percentage technique. Results show that issues concerning the environment were reflected in all the textbooks but sometimes in an undesirable proportion. It was concluded that the practice of emphasising social and abiotic environments issues at the detriment of others do not auger well for proper development and impartation of environmental awareness to students.   Received: 28 July 2021 / Accepted: 30 September 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021

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