Students and Teachers’ Perception of the Causes of Poor Academic Performance in Edo State Secondary Schools Introduction The differential scholastic achievement of students in Nigeria has been and is still a source of concern and research interest to educators‚ government and parents. This is so because of the great importance that education has on the national development of the country. All over the country‚ there is a consensus of opinion about the fallen standard of education in Nigeria
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THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON CHILDREN’S ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study In African society‚ education is important and highly valued. Through education children learn specific skills‚ such as literacy and quantitative abilities‚ that aid in their development into functional adults. Furthermore‚ adequately acquiring these skills during childhood and adolescence can lead to a successful future as adults. Strong reading and mathematics skills are essential
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"TEENAGE RELATIONSHIP MAY HAVE EMOTIONAL IMPACT TO GRADE 10 STUDENTS IN THERE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE" A Thesis Presented to Our Lady of Perpetual Succor College High school English Department In partial fulfillment of the requirements for English Catalon‚ Christine Jamylle T. Dante‚ Linyi G. IV- Our Lady of Grace March 14‚ 2013 Acknowledgement This thesis would not have been possible without the guidance and the help of
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Abstract Students’ achievement in any teaching and learning situation is very important. Unfortunately‚ students’ performance in secondary school has not been very encouraging as consistently highlighted by the moderators and chief Examiners reports and WAEC and NECO business studies results for past decade. This problem of poor performance is apparently assuming a dimension that could affect the entire economy situation in the country. However‚ effort has been made in this paper to assess the influence
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Introduction Man is a social being who derives satisfaction from belonging to a group‚ it creates a feeling of general well-being in individual. Students cluster together inside the campus this informal group is regarded as “peer groups”. Peer influence on behavior gradually becomes more dominant. Harris (1998‚ 2002) and Rowe (1994) maintained that peer groups have an even stronger influence than that of parents‚ although that extreme position has been refuted by other researchers (Berk‚ 2005).
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ONLINE GAMING HABITS IN RELATION TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SECTION O – 6 A Research Paper Presented to the Faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences West Negros University Bacolod City In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Psychology By: ANNE WENDY C. MIANO November 2011 Chapter I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Development of technology brings many things that people do not have many years
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1. Background Academic performance is the priority to students as well as the teachers in any school system. Some of the socio-cultural factors which affect the students achievement are parents’ educational status (M. Khata‚et al. 2011). Parent educational status is used as an indicator of Socio Economic Status (SES) to reflect the potential for social and economic resources such as household incomes that are available to students because it tends to remain the same over time ( Sirin 2005). Moreover
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“All work and no play make Jack a dull boy”. Students not only need to score in their academic‚ we also need to active in co-curricular activities. When students get both of them‚ they physical and mental health is healthy would be better. Active in co-curricular activities is out-of-class activity where students participate in any outdoor activities involving camps‚ societies and so forth. Co-curricular activities are voluntary‚ and they are not part of the regular school curriculum‚ are not graded
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find the effect of music on students’ performance‚ the type of music that affects students’ performance and the teachers’ opinion on using music in their lessons. 5.2.1 The effects of music on students’ performance Students performed worsewhen they used music while doing their work. Most of the students scored higher marks when music was not played while they did the test compared to those who did the test without music. Furthermore‚ the time taken by the students who did the test without music
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partial requirement in MAED 202 (Methods of Research) Parents’ supervision and academic performance of Grade 9 students in Northville 15 Integrated School. LUCIA L. MANGUNE Master of Arts in Education Major in Educational Management Submitted to: PROF. ALBERT LEUNG Chapter I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Parental supervision has a tremendous effect on the academic performance of students. A child must know someone cares and the best way for them to know is for their parents
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