School Population and Academic Performance of Basic School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the school population and students academic performance of universal basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.

The study adopted descriptive research design, the population for this study consisted teachers of all basic schools selected. Ten junior secondary school teachers were selected in sampled school using proportional sampling techniques. Research instrument used were two set of questionnaire, the first questionnaire tagged school population and second question was profoma which indicated the performance of student in English language and Mathematics of  basic schools between year 2014 t0 2016 academic years.

Two research questions were raised in this study and analysed with percentage while hypotheses generated were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance.

Findings revealed that there was significant relationship between school population and students academic performance in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.

On the basis of findings, it was recommended that government should  establish a policy which would control number of student in the class in order to improve teacher’s job performance and population of the school should be manageable and commensurate with available resources while existing vacancy should be determinant factors of the numbers of children to be admitted and placed on school enrollment in each school.

 

TABLE OF CONTENT

TITLE PAGE                                                                i

CERTIFICATION                                                          ii

DEDICATION                                                               iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                 iv

ABSTRACT                                                                  vi

TABLE OF CONTENT                                                   vii

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION                                                           1

Background to the Study                                                     1

Statement of Problem                                                           8

Purpose of the Study                                                            9

Research Questions                                                              10

Research Hypotheses                                                            10

Main Hypotheses                                                                   11

Operational Hypothesis                                                        11

Scope of the Study                                                                11

Significance of the Study                                                      12

Operational Definition of Terms                                           14

CHAPTER TWO

Literature Review                                                                  15

Concept of Universal Education                                           15

Concept of School Population                                              18

Factors Affecting School Population                                    22

Effects of school Population                                                 25

Concept of students’ Academic Performance                       28

Appraisal of Literature Reviewed                                         31

CHAPTER THREE

Research Design                                                                   33

Population Sample and Sampling Techniques                     34

Instrumentation                                                                    34

Procedure for Data Collection                                              36

Method of Data Analysis                                                      36

CHAPTER FOUR

Hypotheses Testing                                                               42

Operational Hypotheses                                                       43

CHAPTER FIVE

Conclusion                                                                            48

Recommendations                                                                 49

REFERENCES                                                                       50

QUESTIONNAIRE                                                                  55


 

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APA

Hawah, Y (2021). School Population and Academic Performance of Basic School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/school-population-and-academic-performance-of-basic-school-students-in-ilorin-south-local-government-area-kwara-state

MLA 8th

Hawah, YUSUF "School Population and Academic Performance of Basic School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State" Afribary. Afribary, 18 Dec. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/school-population-and-academic-performance-of-basic-school-students-in-ilorin-south-local-government-area-kwara-state. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.

MLA7

Hawah, YUSUF . "School Population and Academic Performance of Basic School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State". Afribary, Afribary, 18 Dec. 2021. Web. 25 Dec. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/school-population-and-academic-performance-of-basic-school-students-in-ilorin-south-local-government-area-kwara-state >.

Chicago

Hawah, YUSUF . "School Population and Academic Performance of Basic School Students in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 25, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/school-population-and-academic-performance-of-basic-school-students-in-ilorin-south-local-government-area-kwara-state