Influence of School Environment on Academic Achievement of Students of Public Secondary School in Enugu State
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ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to investigate the influence of the school environment on academic achievement of students in Enugu State public secondary schools. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised principals and teachers in the education zone. The sample size for the study was 600 respondents while a researchers’ self developed questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument and a cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient method was employed to ensure the reliability of the instrument. Four research questions and two null hypotheses guided the study; while student t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at
0.05 level of significant. A review of empirical studies was carried out to guide the researcher into previous studies in the area and also to provide the researcher with the theoretical base. A 29-item questionnaire was used to get information from the respondents. Based on the data collected and analyzed, the following results were obtained. That staff office, classroom spaces for teaching students and staff common room represented the major areas that to a great extent affect the academic achievement of students in public schools, with regard to buildings. It was also revealed that desks, current books and presence of library assistants constituted the areas of influence to the academic achievement of the students with regard to library services in the public secondary schools. Both the principals and teachers agreed that access to reading materials in the school, lack of facilities, and nearness to school and in sufficient qualified teachers very greatly affect the academic achievement of the students. Inadequate teaching materials were also noted as a major factor affecting the students’ academic achievement. The two groups also shared common views in terms of the great influence of school health services, fencing of school for security and provision of power supply as important variable affecting the academic achievement of the students of public secondary schools. Based on the above, the researcher recommends that schools should be provided with functional libraries, equipped with current reading materials to help enhance both the students’ academic achievement and the teachers’ effectiveness in academic activities in the school.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page |
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Approval page |
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Dedication |
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Acknowledgement |
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Certification |
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Abstract |
vi |
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Table of Contents |
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CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background to the Study |
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Statement of the Problem |
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Purpose of the Study |
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Significance of Study |
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Scope of the Study |
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Research Questions |
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Hypotheses |
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CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATURE Conceptual Framework |
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Concept of Environment |
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Concept of Public Secondary schools |
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Historical Development of Public Secondary School |
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Changes in Structure of the Ownership of Public Secondary School |
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School Building |
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Library Services |
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School Location |
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School Facilities |
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Theoretical Framework |
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Skinnerian environmental theory |
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Review of Empirical Studies |
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Summary of Literature Review |
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CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD Design of the Study |
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Area of the Study |
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Population for the Study |
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Sample and Sampling Technique |
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Instrument for Data Collection |
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Validation of the Instrument |
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Reliability of the Instrument |
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Method of Data Collection |
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Method of Data Analysis |
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Research Question One: 46
Research Question Two: 47
Research Question Three: 49
Research Question Four: 51
Hypothesis one: 52
Hypothesis two: 53
Summary of findings: 54
CHAPTER FIVE: Discussion of Results
Extent school buildings affect academic achievement of
Students 56
Extent library services affect academic achievement of
students of public secondary school 57
Extent school location affects academic achievement of
the students 58
Extent school facilities affect the academic achievement of student in the public schools 59
Conclusion 61
Educational Implications 62
Suggestion for Further Studies 65
Summary of the Study 65
References 68
Appendix I: Questionnaire 72
Appendix I: Letter of Introduction to Respondents 72
Appendix III: Summary of the zones in Enugu State 76
Appendix IV: List of School in Enugu State Education Zones 77
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.N, E (2021). Influence of School Environment on Academic Achievement of Students of Public Secondary School in Enugu State. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-school-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-of-public-secondary-school-in-enugu-state
.N, EZE "Influence of School Environment on Academic Achievement of Students of Public Secondary School in Enugu State" Afribary. Afribary, 18 Dec. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/influence-of-school-environment-on-academic-achievement-of-students-of-public-secondary-school-in-enugu-state. Accessed 09 Aug. 2022.
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