Study habits, use of school libraries and students academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ondo West Local Government Area of Ondo State

The study critically examined the influence self-esteem on students’ academic performance in physics in senior secondary schools in Port-Harcourt Local Government Area. The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of self-esteem on the academic performance of students with respect to gender. Three research questions and one hypothesis were posed to guide the study to find out the relationship between students’ self-esteem and their academic achievement. The instruments used for the study include a standardized questionnaire developed by Rosenberg (1965), titled “Rosenberg self esteem scale”, and Physics Achievement Test (PAT) developed by the researcher. This test comprised 50 multiple choice questions which cover subjects from SSS1 to SSS3. The PAT was subjected to a validation process and the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.88 through Kuder-Richardson 21. The findings of the study showed that 68 percent of the respondents have low self-esteem while 32 percent are high self-esteemed students. The mean difference (10.04) showed that students with low self-esteem performed poorly compared to students with high self-esteem. The hypothesis revealed that there is a strong positive relationship between the two variables under study, that is students’ self-esteem and their academic performance in physics. The study recommended that physics teachers should recognize the level of each of the students’ self-esteem. Teachers should also allocate time to raise the level of students’ self confidence before teaching difficult topics in Physics.

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Parents Socio-Economic Factors as it Affect Students Academic Performance in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Ado Local Government Area of Ekiti State

Research Journal of Education ◽

10.32861/rje.68.144.148 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 144-148

Author(s):

E. F. Fakunle ◽

B. K. Ajayi

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Public Schools ◽

Local Government ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Economic Status ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Socio Economic Status ◽

Non Governmental Organizations ◽

The Rich ◽

The Government

The study examined the influence of parent’s socio-economic status on the academic performance of students in selected public secondary schools in Ado Local government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The study used stratified sampling techniques to select two hundred and five (205) students from five (5) public schools. Also, data on students’ academic performance was obtained from students results in four core subjects. Data obtained was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The study revealed that parents attitudes, parents socio-economic status, insufficient parental incomes, and lack of funding by the government are factors influencing students’ academic performance. Based on these findings, certain recommendations are made towards improving students’ academic performance, prominent of these include proper funding of education by government, sensitisation of parents towards their children education, increase in parental salaries in line with the current economic situation as well as the provision of adequate books and facilities in schools to breach the gap between the rich and the poor and the support of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) to eradicate poverty.

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Relationship between Human Resources Management Variables and the Academic Performance of Students in Secondary Schools in Egor Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria

Journal of Educational and Social Research ◽

10.5901/jesr.2015.v5n1p323 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Roseline O. Osagie ◽

Chukujindu J. Okafor

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Local Government ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Human Resources ◽

Human Resources Management ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Resources Management ◽

Edo State

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Use of Virtual Learning on Academic Performance of Js 1 Integrated Science Student in Secondary School in Port Harcourt Local Government Area

Modern Applied Science ◽

10.5539/mas.v10n8p256 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 256

Author(s):

Etim, P. J. ◽

Udosen, I. N. ◽

Wordu Nkasiobi Chinyeaka

Keyword(s):

Academic Performance ◽

Local Government ◽

Secondary Schools ◽

Virtual Learning ◽

Local Government Area ◽

Integrated Science ◽

Advantages And Disadvantages ◽

Port Harcourt ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Learning Instruction

This paper examined the use of virtual learning on the academic performance of JS 1 Integrated Science Students in Secondary Schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. In discussing this, it examined the concept of virtual learning instruction, Synchronous and Asynchronous e-learning as compared to face-to-face traditional classroom learning and the advantages and disadvantages of virtual learning. Quasi experimental design was adopted. Population for the study comprised all JS 1 students in public secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area. Sample size of 200 students were selected from 2,910 JS 1 students in all the public secondary schools in Port Harcourt Local Government Area using the multi-stage sampling technique. Instrument for data collection was an objective Integrated Science performance test (OIPT). Two hypotheses were formulated and tested using Factorial Analysis of Variance (ANCOVA). Result of the analysis showed that there is no significant difference in student’s academic performance when virtual learning and expository methods are used in teaching Integrated Science in Junior Secondary class (f1.195 = 1.606, p > .05) and that there is no significant difference between the academic performance of female and male students when virtual learning and expository methods are used in teaching Integrated Science in JS 1 (F1, 195 = 717, p > .05). It was therefore recommended that: Teachers should try to apply the virtual learning instruction in the teaching of Integrated Science as this was found to impact on the students achievement positively and that male and female students should be equally engaged in the learning of Integrated Science where VLS is incorp+orated to eliminate the gender bias in sciences.

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