OGBU, GODSWILL C. (2018) FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL IN NKANU EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE. Other thesis, Godfrey Okoye University Ugwuomu-Nike, Enugu.
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The topic of this study is ‘Factors contributing to the poor academic performance of students in social studies in junior secondary school in junior secondary school in Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The purpose of the study was to find the factors responsible for the poor academics performance in social studies in junior secondary school with reference to Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. The design for the this study was descriptive survey design. This descriptive research was focused on the use of interviews and questionnaires as the main instrument for data collection. The population of the study comprised of teachers and students of five (5) selected government secondary school in Nkanu-East. Four hundred (400) questionnaire were distributed and out of this figure, three hundred and forty-one (341) were returned and completed. They were selected by simple random sampling to represent equal distribution. The researcher used mean as the statistical tool for analysis. In the course of this study, the findings made were, that students pay less attention to class lesson of the subject, Also, that they fail to copy their notes and the required textbook for social studies. Moreover, they join bad companies as friends in school. Furthermore, the researcher also found out that the teacher fail to explain the subject properly and with the absence of instructional materials, and that they fail to spend time to prepare their lesson plan and lesson note. On the other hand, it is recommended that students should try to as much as possible not to exempt social studies classes for any reason, teachers should spend time to prepare their lesson plan and lesson note carefully. On the other hand, it is recommended that with the provision of more teaching aids and writing material on the subject, the problems of teaching and learning of social studies in the area would be solved, the parents should also adopt strong measures to prevent influence of peer groups and also to control their children. The researcher also recommend: that government should motivate scholars/writers to produce more books on social studies. There should be organized seminars, workshops and conferences for social studies teachers to upgrade their knowledge in teaching and learning of the subject; that there should be more resource materials and teachings aids to be provided for the teaching and learning of the subject.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > Faculty of Law > Faculty of Management and Social Sciences > Faculty of Education |
| Depositing User: | Master Ikpa Valentine |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2018 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2018 08:45 |
| URI: | http://eprints.gouni.edu.ng/id/eprint/888 |
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