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Quality Control And Student Academic Performance
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QUALITY CONTROL AND SCHOOL EFFICIENCY
The usual way of measuring the products from the educational system is to find out members of the students in the various levels of education during and at the end of the programme. This analysis of education help to determine how efficient the system of
Education is operating. The product of educational system is the final product which reflects the ultimate efficiency. It is pertinent therefore, to mention that wastage and stagnation found mostly in senior secondary schools are the most obvious instances of inefficiency in the educational system. In the study of students wastages and in Nigeria senior secondary schools, Okedara (2012) carried out his study in relation to education wastage in Ibadan using 60 adult learners, as the control group and 369 primary school pupils. His findings showed that wastage rates were higher in the experimental group than in control group. Also the efficiency of the control group was higher than the experimental group.
Becher (2013) stated that certain investment such as improving quality and liability of instructional materials, may pay for themselves through there positive effects on participation and achievement. In certain situations, programmed, Instructional materials and electronic educational technologies can enhance learning and efficiency, especially in offsetting the negative effects of multi-grade classrooms large class, and inadequately trained teachers. Clarke-stewart and Apfel (2010) maintained that efficiency can be achieved by utilizing educational buildings and equipment more intensively, improving the use of learners time and providing appropriate instructional materials for learners and instructors such measures may actually reduce per unit costs or they may lead to be her learning achievement for the investment made.
Rich (2012) opined that it may cost more to provide quality education -to potential drop- out or repeaters, but it should be borne in mind that drop-out and repeaters require expenditures that do not result in graduation or in appropriate learning achievement. it is obviously more efficient to use funds to finance learning instead of wastage. Furthermore, if improvements in quality of education, lower the rates of attrition and repletion, the savings from the reduced wastage can be used to open new places in schools for children currently denied access.
The history of Nigerian education since the political independence identified some constraints which explain the continuous growth that enhance the contribution of education to national development such as increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of education system. In spite of the view, the impressive figures on paper, the internal efficiency and the overall effectiveness of the educational system should be subjected to serious questioning and examination.
STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
In educational institution, success is measured by academic performance or how well a student meets standards set out by the institution itself Performance is very important in human life and every society has its own goal and aspirations. Students’ success or failure in the school therefore presents a relatively defined criterion or performances. Educational institutions are the area in which all students are compare to compete. Performance refers to the attainment of the students in the classroom activities, as well as extra curriculum activities in the school. Campbell and Muijis (2004) defined performance as the knowledge obtained and skills developed in the school, which is often depicted by test scores, that is, the mark awarded by the teacher to each student,
On the other hand, academic performance is the students accomplishment in terms of grades obtained in a given test. Academic performance is often determined by the individual scores in relation to a given standards or sometimes in relation to the performance of other students in class test or examinations. Poor academic performance of students has become a trend in most examinations especially those conducted by the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC). Over the years, result of various examination conducted by these bodies in the country have not brought much to cheer for the parent and students due to the poor performance recorded across board. It has however been observed that secondary schools in Nigeria are not doing well in cognitive domain of learning. Ajayi (2002), WAEC (2007) and Adeyemi (2008) have shown at different times the extent of poor performance of students in public examinations. This is a pointer to the fact that all is not well with the students’ attainment in the cognitive domain.
Observers are of the opinion that the poor performance of students is not always attributed to lack of knowledge and unqualified teachers, but many schools lack basic learning facilities such as well-equipped library, laboratories, classrooms, teaching and learning aids such as textbooks, instructional materials. More so, poor supervision, inspections and monitoring of schools have contributed in no small measure to poor academic performance of students.
Academic performance connotes three things namely; the ability to study and remember fact, being able to study effectively and see how facts fit together and form larger pattern of knowledge and being able to think for oneself in relation to fact and thirdly being able to communicate your knowledge verbally (Lawal, 2010). According to Goldhaber (2000) student academic performance varies according to individual student score such as high, average or low academic performance. Students who place higher premium on education are activated to enhance the development of their intellect and this foster academic performance.
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QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]QUESTIONNAIREUniversity of IlorinDepartment of Primary Education Studies Quality Control and Student Academic Performance Questionnaire (QCASAPQ)Dear Sir/Ma,This questionnaire is designed to investigate the quality control and students academic performances in Ilorin metropolis.Please, you are requested to answer the questions honestly, as your response will assist in assessing the quality control on student academic performance in senior secondary school in Ilorin metropolis.SECTION A:Name of ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Operational definitions   In this study, the researcher made use of some terms which are considered necessary to be operationally defined. There are:Quality: This is the standard or degree of measuring educational excellence of student cognition skills in senior secondary schools.Control: This is the measure adopted by the school to ensure the conformity of the institution in accordance with the laid own procedures. Quality control: This refers to the effective management of the school to me ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY This chapter deals with the method and procedure employed to carry out this study. Specifically, it focuses on the following:•   Research Design •   Population, Sample and Sampling Technique •   Instrumentation •   Procedure for Data Collection •   Method of Data Analysis Research Design The researcher’s used descriptive design. The method was found appropriate for the study because it involves a systemati ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]OPERATIONAL HYPOTHESES   Hoi: there is no significant relationship between school administration and student’s academic performance in senior secondary schools in Ilorin metropolis.Table 5 indicated that calculated r value of .897 was greater than the table value of 0.195 at 0.05 level significance. Thus, the null hypotheses which states that there is no significance relationship between school administration and students’ Academic performance was rejected. Therefore, there is ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]CHAPTER FIVESUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS   This chapter presented the summary and conclusion dawn from the research carried out with recommendations based on the finding of the study.SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS   The study investigated the quality control and students Academic performance in Ilorin metropolis. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive survey. The study used random sampling technique to select 10 senior secondary school and 100 participants.   ... Continue reading---
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