ABSTRACT
The purpose of this
study is to find out some of the causes of student poor academic performance in
Junior Secondary School in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. In carrying out
the study a questionnaire was designed and administered to principals, vice principals,
and teachers of the selected schools. The result shown that lack of
laboratory/museum, syllabus, field trip/excursion, lack of teaching aids,
teaching method, unqualified teachers can discourage the interest of the
students. To each of these problem a solution had been suggested, if these
suggestions are applied by the government and the teacher, the problems of poor
academic performance will be reduced drastically in the country and in the
selected schools in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Chapter One
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of problem
Purpose of study
Significance of study
Research questions
Scope of study
Definitions of terms
Chapter Two
Review of related
literature
Chapter Three
Research design and
methodology
Research design
Population of the study
Study sample
Sampling techniques
Research instrument
Validity of instrument
Reliability of
instrument
Data procedure
Data analysis
Chapter Four
Analysis and
interpretation of result
Chapter Five
Summary
Findings
Conclusion
Recommendations
References
Questionnaires
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO STUDY
To start with, it is proper to disabuse your mind from the earlier opinion that
social studies is the study of history, geography, religious studies,
government civics, economic history, anthropology or sociology. It is not an
amalgamation of the subjects listed above under the big umbrella of social
studies. Hence, Adeyemo (2000) defined it as the totality of experience
students goes through having been exposed to such a course based on man’s
interminable problem in chosen environment with a full knowledge of unable
factors whether historical, geographical, traditional political, social,
religious, economic, psychological, cultural, scientific or technological that
are normally responsible in man’s wed of interaction with his environment.
As Uche (1980) puts it, social studies provides understand their physical and
human environment in order to act as responsible citizen. It has become
imperative to find out the trend of performances of students in social studies
in the junior secondary school certificate examination in Oka Secondary School,
Benin City. As the society becomes more complex and advanced in technology man
restricted social studies. This a lot of innovations emanated in different
perspectives some of such innovation includes, change in shelter,
transportation, use of products, culture, social institutions, socialization
and change in education. In other to cope with the change/innovation in social
studies, the subject was introduced to junior secondary school curriculum.
Hence, junior secondary schools are the level where rudiments of social studies
are taught.
Ulabar (1984) observed that students performance in social studies in Ikpoba-
Okha local government area has been affected by lack of qualify social studies
teachers, lack of laboratory. Teaching aids, poor teaching method, poor
motivation, wrong choice of course, financial problem, family problem,
inadequate equipment, psychological problem, lack of provision of guidance and
counselor and poor health. Despite all the effects devoted to the problem of
poor academic performance, there has been little success. This study is
therefore aimed at looking into these problems and other with a view to provide
solution to them. It is the hope of the research that recommendation that would
be made based on the findings would help to ameliorate the situation.
Similarly, it is believed that the recommendation would be of immense benefit
to educational planner’s policy makers, teachers and students.
STATEMENT OF PROBLEM
This process of teaching and learning bring the individual in contact with
educational process. In 2010, the performance of student in social studies has
left much to be desire. Efforts so far made at improving this seemingly bad
situation will not see to be proving the desire result. It would appear from
past efforts that the problems have not been either correctly diagnosed, or
solution provided have been adequate enough to ameliorate the situation.
In the light of the above it is obvious that the teachers and students
themselves, who in the studied separately, would provide the needed solution.
The problem that arises from this situation is a decline in the numbers of
students enrolling in social studies at the secondary school level. This definitely
has a negative overall effect on the economy. How that the country needs to be
self sufficient the youth must be encouraged to study social studies.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The study is aimed at achieving the following objective.
1. To determine the performance of students in
social studies in junior secondary school examinations.
2. To appraise the adequacy of facilities and
equipment available in teaching social studies in junior secondary school.
3. To find out the extent to which students social
economic background affects their academic performance in social studies.
4. To find out the extent to which poor condition
of services for teachers and lack of qualified teachers can influence student’s
academic performance.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
This study will help to know more light on the student’s poor academic
performance in social studies so as to appraise the problems and prospects of
the study is significant because social studies is the basic antidote for
interaction between man and his environment. It is researcher sincere hope and
wish that this little contribution will be of immense benefit to the motivate
their interest towards the study of the subject in schools.
Government is likely, to benefits immensely from his study since the
recommendation made in the later part of study would highlight the areas that
need to be given more attention in the teaching and learning of social studies
in junior secondary schools.
The result of the research work would undoubtedly enable the social studies
teachers to improve his teaching method and effective use of teaching aids. It
wills also emphases needs for students to show more interest in the subject
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This study focuses on the causes of student’s poor academic performance in
social studies in the junior secondary school certificate examination 2010 in
Oka Secondary School, Benin City.
RESEARCH QUESTION
To facilitate the
achievement of this study, the following research question will be
treated.
1. Does the inadequacy of social studies laboratory
affect the performance of students?
2. Does student performance affect the
participation of field trip/examination?
3. Does the unavailability of teaching aids affect
student’s performance?
4. Does method employed affects students
performance in JSS 3 examination?
5. Does the supervision of teaching affect
student’s performance in JSS 3 examination?
6. Does parental pressure affect student’s
performance in JSS 3 examination?
DEFINITION OF TERMS
The following terms used in this study are described or defined below:
STUDY HABIT: A well planned and deliberate pattern of study
which has attained a form of consistency on the part of the students towards
understanding academic subject and passing examination.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: this is used inter changeable with academic
achievement. It refers to students score arising from their responses to some
set of learning tasks presented in a test or examination situation.
SYLLABUS: Syllabus is a guide or planned topics,
which the teacher uses to teach the students, with in the school year.
FIELD TRIP: Field trip are sometime called excursion. They
give the students the panoramic view of what they have been learning in the
class.
LIBRARY: Library is a room or building for a collection
of books, kept therefore reading, the school library is an important department
in the school which helps to promote on inclemency the growth of their
knowledge.
QUALIFIED TEACHER: This is a person that undergoes series of
training in methodology of teaching and be able to change or promote study
performance.
TEACHING METHOD: This is different method used by teachers to
promote students learning towards particular subjects.
MOTIVATION: This is the arousal of student’s interests in
learning.
MUSEUM: This is a building in which objects of
artistic, cultural, historical or scientific interest are kept and show to the
public.
TEACHING
AID/INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL:
There are objects or material which promote the effectiveness of instruction
and help the teacher to communicate more effectively.
Department | Education |
Project ID Code | EDU0050 |
Chapters | 5 Chapters |
No of Pages | 51 pages |
Methodology | Null |
Reference | YES |
Format | Microsoft Word |
Price | ₦4000, $15 |
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