Influence of Self-efficacy on Academic Competence of Secondary School Students in Osun State

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

Academic Competence ◽

Positive Influence ◽

School Students ◽

The study ascertained the level of academic competence of secondary school students in Osun State and also determined level of self-efficacy of the students. It investigated the influence of self-efficacy on the students’ academic competence. These were with a view to providing information on factor that could influence the academic competence of secondary school students. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population for the study comprised senior secondary school students in Osun State. The sample size comprised 600 respondents, selected using multistage sampling technique. One Local Government Area (LGA) was selected from each of the three senatorial districts in the State using simple random sampling technique. From each LGA, four senior secondary schools were selected using simple random sampling technique (12 schools in all) and from each school, 50 students were selected from senior secondary II using simple random sampling technique. Three instruments were used to collect information for the study, namely: Academic Competence Evaluation Scale (ACES), and General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES). Data collected were analyzed using percentages and ANOVA. The results showed that 9.41%, 60.21% and 30.37% of secondary school students in Osun State demonstrated low, moderate and high levels of academic competence respectively. The results of the study also indicated that there was a significant positive influence of self-efficacy on academic competence of the students (F =69.35; p<0.05). The study concluded that self-efficacy influenced academic competence of secondary school students in Osun State.

Implications of Short Message Service (Text Messaging) on English Languge Writing and Learning Among Secondary School Students: A Case Study of Some Selected Secondary Schools in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State, Nigeria

American International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ◽

10.46545/aijhass.v2i1.91 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 38-45

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Secondary School ◽

Random Sampling ◽

English Language ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

The study investigated commonly used abbreviated words among the sampled population. It also determined the difference between those that abbreviated words and those that did not abbreviated words. The study revealed the list of abbreviated words in the study. And also ascertained which gender abbreviated words most. These were with a view to provide information on the implications of SMS language on English Language writing and learning of the students. The study adopted quantitative survey research design. The population for the study Comprised 83 senior secondary school students in Olorunda Local Government, Osun State. The sample size comprised 100 respondents, selected using multistage sampling technique. One Local Government Area (LGA) was selected from thirty Local Governments in the state using simple random sampling technique. From the LGA, four senior secondary school was selected using simple random sampling technique and from each school, 25 students were selected from senior secondary school II using simple random sampling technique. The students were taught for forty minutes on how to write a letter devoid of using abbreviated words and after the lesson, the students were asked to write a letter to their father informing him about social amenities in your school. Those letters were collected, marked and converted to data for this study. Data collected was analyzed using simple percentages. Those letter were collected, marked and converted to data for this study. The result showed commonly used abbreviated words by the respondents such as, pls (please) 9 times by 9 students, u (you) 26 times by 10 students , and fyn (fine) 5 times and so on. The result also revealed 51 students (representing 61.4%) did not abbreviated words in the letter writing and 32 students (representing 38.6%) abbreviated words in the letter. The result showed that female gender was the gender that abbreviated words most in the letter with 49% and male with 35%. Lastly, the result also revealed percentage of students that used abbreviated words 38.6% of the students used abbreviated words while 61.4% of the 100% total population did not used abbreviated words The study concluded that use of abbreviated words did not have effect on English language learning and writing among secondary school students in Olorunda Local Government, Osun State.

Implications of Short Message Service (Text Messaging) on English Languge Writing and Learning Among Secondary School Students

American International Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences ◽

10.46545/aijhass.v2i1.157 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 38-45

Author(s):

Atoyebi Adeola Olusegun ◽

Adesina Taiwo Rebecca

Keyword(s):

Local Government ◽

Secondary School ◽

Random Sampling ◽

English Language ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

The study investigated commonly used abbreviated words among the sampled population. It also determined the difference between those that abbreviated words and those that did not abbreviated words. The study revealed the list of abbreviated words in the study. And also ascertained which gender abbreviated words most. These were with a view to provide information on the implications of SMS language on English Language writing and learning of the students. The study adopted quantitative survey research design. The population for the study Comprised 83 senior secondary school students in Olorunda Local Government, Osun State. The sample size comprised 100 respondents, selected using multistage sampling technique. One Local Government Area (LGA) was selected from thirty Local Governments in the state using simple random sampling technique. From the LGA, four senior secondary school was selected using simple random sampling technique and from each school, 25 students were selected from senior secondary school II using simple random sampling technique. The students were taught for forty minutes on how to write a letter devoid of using abbreviated words and after the lesson, the students were asked to write a letter to their father informing him about social amenities in your school. Those letters were collected, marked and converted to data for this study. Data collected was analyzed using simple percentages. Those letter were collected, marked and converted to data for this study. The result showed commonly used abbreviated words by the respondents such as, pls (please) 9 times by 9 students, u (you) 26 times by 10 students , and fyn (fine) 5 times and so on. The result also revealed 51 students (representing 61.4%) did not abbreviated words in the letter writing and 32 students (representing 38.6%) abbreviated words in the letter. The result showed that female gender was the gender that abbreviated words most in the letter with 49% and male with 35%. Lastly, the result also revealed percentage of students that used abbreviated words 38.6% of the students used abbreviated words while 61.4% of the 100% total population did not used abbreviated words The study concluded that use of abbreviated words did not have effect on English language learning and writing among secondary school students in Olorunda Local Government, Osun State.

Educational and Occupational Aspiration In Relation To School Environment of the Secondary School Students of South Kamrup Area of Assam- A Study

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0401.155 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bhargab Pratim Bora

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

School Environment ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Great Influence ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Occupational Aspiration ◽

Personal Significance

Aspiration means the goal that individual set for him in a task which has intense personal significance for him and in which his ego is involved. School is one of the major agencies of socialization which has great influence and bearing on the development of aspirations of the child. It is the School which sets the pattern for the child’s attitude towards people and society, aids intellectual growth in the child and supports his aspirations and achievements. A positive affective School environment increases the livelihood that a child can initiate and persist in challenging and intellectual tasks. Thus the present study is envisaged to assess the Educational and Occupational aspiration of the Secondary School students in relation to their School Environment. The main purpose of the study was to find out the level of Educational and Occupational aspiration in relation to the School environment of the Secondary School students. For the study, 12 Provincialized Co-Educational Secondary schools were selected as sampled Schools by using simple random sampling technique and 490 Class-X students from the sampled schools were selected. Educational aspiration scale (EAS), Occupational aspiration Scale (OAS) and School Environment Inventory were used as tool of the study.

Strategies to Reduce Pathological Fear in Mathematics among Secondary School Students in Adamawa State, Nigeria

JPAIR Multidisciplinary Research ◽

10.7719/jpair.v8i1.168 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Anaf Sulienam Yahya ◽

K M. Fasasi

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Heuristic Method ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Students ◽

Research Questions ◽

Nature Of Mathematics ◽

And Mathematics ◽

The purpose of this study is to identify causes of pathological fear in Mathematics among secondary school students in Adamawa State, Nigeria. The study also examines strategies that could be adopted to reduce pathological fear in Mathematics among students. Three research questions and a hypothesis tested at α = 0.05 level of significant were formulated to guide the study. A research questionnaire on Pathological Fear in Mathematics Questionnaire (PFMATQ) was used in collecting data from 250 senior secondary school students. They were selected by stratified random sampling technique from five educational zones in Adamawa State. Mean, standard deviation and t-test were used to analyses the data generated. The study reveals that causes of pathological fear in Mathematics among others include: parental indoctrination that Mathematics is difficult, the Mathematics teacher factor and the abstract nature of Mathematics. Strategies that could be adopted to reduce pathological fear in Mathematics among others include; the use of mathematical games; uses of heuristic method of teaching and use of relevant set induction techniques. It is recommended that parents should stop indoctrinating their children that Mathematics is difficult; they should keep away their unpleasant experiences about Mathematics and present favorable ones to encourage them to develop interest in Mathematics. Recommendations were outlined. Keywords - Mathemaphobia, Pathological Fear, Parental Indoctrination, heuristic Method of Teaching, Induction Techniques, Adamawa State of Nigeria and Mathematics Questionnaires

Relationships among senior school students’ self-efficacy, metacognition and their achievement in chemistry

Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.18844/cjes.v14i2.2564 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 208-221

Author(s):

Oloyede Solomon Oyelekan ◽

Seun Sola Jolayemi ◽

Johnson Enero Upahi

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Self Efficacy ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Reliability Indices ◽

Senior Secondary Schools ◽

Learners play very significant roles in the teaching–learning process. Irrespective of how teachers teach, learners often have their own ways of learning. Three hundred senior secondary school II students selected from 10 senior secondary schools in Ilorin, Nigeria participated in the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 30 students from each of the 10 purposively sampled senior secondary schools. Data were collected using three instruments, namely, Chemistry Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, Chemistry Metacognition Questionnaire and Chemistry Achievement Test with reliability indices of 0.83, 0.73 and 0.86, respectively. Answers were provided to four research questions each of which has a corresponding hypothesis. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance using Pearson Product Moment Correlation, regression and analysis of variance. Findings from the study indicates significant positive relationship among senior secondary school students’ Chemistry self-efficacy, metacognition and their achievement in Chemistry F(2, 297) = 332.482, p < 0.05. Keywords: Academic achievement, metacognition, self-efficacy, senior secondary schools.

Influence of Peer Pressure on Gang Behaviour among Secondary School Students in Osun State, Nigeria

European Journal of Education and Pedagogy ◽

10.24018/ejedu.2021.2.3.131 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 171-177

Author(s):

Wasiu Olasunkanmi Adeniyi ◽

Afusat Temilade Jinadu

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Peer Pressure ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Simple Random Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Predisposing Factor ◽

Public Secondary School ◽

Multistage Sampling

This study investigated the prevalence and types of gang behaviour among Secondary School Students in Osun State. It also determined the influence of peer pressure on gang behaviour among the students. These were with a view to providing information on the predisposing factor of students’ gang behaviour. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised all students in public secondary school in Osun State. The sample size consisted of 895 public secondary school students who were selected using the multistage sampling technique. A simple random sampling technique was used to three Local Government Areas (LGAs) from each of the three senatorial districts in the state and four secondary schools from each of the LGAs selected. Seventy-five students were selected from Junior Secondary Class 3 (JSS3) to Senior Secondary Class 2 (SS2) using a stratified random sampling technique. Two adapted instruments titled Questionnaire on Students’ Gang Behaviour (QSGB), and Peer Pressure on Adolescents’ Behaviour Questionnaire (PPABQ) were used to elicit information from the students. Frequency counts, percentages, and Linear Regressions were used to analyse the data. The results showed that gang behaviour was prevalent among 20.8% of the JSS3 students, 29.0% of the SS1 students and 17.2% of the SS2 students. Also, the result showed that intimidating/threatening other students (RSI = 0.5911), involvement in drug and alcoholism (RSI = 0.5223) and engaging in underage drinking (RSI = 0.5148) were the common gang behaviours among the students. Lastly, the result showed a significant influence of peer pressure on gang behaviour among the students at F-value (β = 0.261, F = 48.70, p < 0.05). The study concluded that peer pressure could predispose secondary school students in Osun State to gang behaviour.

A Study of Study Habits and Academic Achievement among Secondary and Senior Secondary School Students of Mysore City

International Journal of Indian Psychology ◽

10.25215/0302.055 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Roya Sherafat ◽

C. G. Venkatesha Murthy

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Secondary Students ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Secondary Level ◽

Study Habits ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

The authors of this study have attempted to understand whether study habits affect academic achievement among secondary and senior secondary school students of Mysore. It is also attempted to know whether students at secondary level differ from senior secondary level on their study habits. The study was conducted on the sample of 625 students of Mysore City in India using stratified random sampling technique. Results indicated that the study habits facilitate higher academic achievement. Further, it was also found that secondary school students are significantly better than senior secondary students on study habits. The findings are analyzed and explained. Thus, study habit is found to be an important correlate of academic achievement.

ATTITUDE OF SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS TOWARDS THE USE OF INTERNET

Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language ◽

10.21922/srjhsel.v9i47.7693 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (47) ◽

pp. 11535-11542

Author(s):

Dinesh Pratap Tomar

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Science And Art ◽

Commerce Students ◽

Use Of Internet ◽

The investigator conducted a survey to measure the attitude of senior secondary school students having Science, Art and Commerce subjects towards the use of Internet in relation to their levels of intelligence from the district Sonepat, Haryana. The Stratified Random Sampling Technique was used to draw the sampling and was administered a self-standardized Likert Type Attitude Scale. Group Intelligence Test by Dr. S. Jalota was also used. The findings revealed that Science and Art students were not significantly different at both levels of significance in relation to their levels of intelligence. It was also revealed that Commerce students were significantly different at both levels of significance.

Effects of Parenting Styles on Social Adjustment of Secondary School Students in Kebbi State, Nigeria

INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL OF EDUCATION (IJE) ◽

10.53449/ije.v3i2.126 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 135-144

Author(s):

Shehu Haruna Muza ◽

Abubakar Muhammad Ndagi

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Social Adjustment ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

School Students ◽

Senior Secondary School ◽

Ex Post ◽

The Social ◽

This study aimed at investigating the effect of parenting styles on social adjustment of senior secondary school students in Kebbi State Nigeria. Ex-post facto research design was employed to collect the data. The study was carried out on a sample of 291 senior secondary school students drawn from 1,252 SS II students of six (6) selected senior secondary schools, using stratified random sampling technique. Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ) was used to assess three (3) parenting styles, while Modified Social Adjustment Scale (MSAS) was used to assess the social adjustment level of the students. One (1) hypothesis was formulated and tested in the study. The results of data analysis using One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) indicate that parenting styles (Democratic, Autocratic and Permissive) have significant effect on social adjustment of senior secondary school students. It is recommended that since parenting styles effect the social adjustment of students, parents should endeavour to adopt a style such as the democratic one that ensures or guarantees the development of some measure of positive self-concept, self-confidence, and self-esteem in the students.