THE CONSTRAINTS OF READING DISABILITY ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE

Onuigbo, Goodness A. (2018) THE CONSTRAINTS OF READING DISABILITY ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, IMO STATE. Diploma thesis, Godfrey Okoye University.

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Abstract

The study was undertaken to find out the influence of reading disability on secondary school student’s academic performance in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state. The study adopted a descriptive survey approach in which four research questions were posed. The population of the study consisted of 550 government teachers teaching in 16 government secondary schools in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo state and 4,051 government secondary school students in Owerri north Local Government Area of Imo state giving a total number of 4, 617 populations. Simple random sampling procedure was used in selecting (5) secondary schools to represent the 16 government secondary schools that were sampled in the study. 40 students were equally selected randomly from each of the five schools making a total number of 200 respondents. A questionnaire of four-point scale was used as instrument for data collection. Mean scores were used in answering the research questions. The results revealed that reading disabilities, quality of the teachers, school administration and environment affect the secondary school student’s academic performance in Owerri north Local Government Area of Imo state.

Item Type: Thesis (Diploma)
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
P Language and Literature > PR English literature
Depositing User: Miss Goodness Agozirim Onuigbo
Date Deposited: 06 Aug 2018 13:24
Last Modified: 06 Aug 2018 13:24
URI: http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/529

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