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Influence Of School Environment On Academic Achievement Of Students Of Public Secondary School
[A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU STATE]
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School building
The quality of school building plays a vital role in students academic achievement. Lewis (2000) tried to identify the independent effects of school building quality in a study of text scores and found out that good facilities had a major impact on learning. Edward, (1992) observed that disciplinary incidents increased in schools with better buildings. This may be caused by the strict discipline standards in these schools among other factors. Earthman (1995) supported this when he pointed out that schools with lesser quality of building had fewer disciplinary incidents than schools that are rated higher on the structural components.
School buildings that can adequately provide a good learning environment are essential for student success. Old building does not have such features as control of thermal environment, adequate lighting, good roof and adequate space that are necessary for a good learning (NCES, 2000). This may be because they are not functioning due to poor maintenance. Older building do not have the main attribute of modern building that are associated with a positive physical environment conducive to student learning, (Earthman & Lemaster, 1996).
Students’ achievement lags in a shabby or inadequate school building – those with no science labs, inadequate ventilation and faulty
heating systems, (Stricherz 2000). Clark (2002) quoting Sommer (1969) on his discussion on a school building designed for learning states that:
If the recitation and reproduction of lessons is considered the chief aim of teaching, the traditional equipment of the classroom is perhaps sufficient but if teaching is guiding children to do their own thinking, purposing, planning, executing, and appraising, as recent educational philosophy maintains, then the classroom becomes a workshop, a library, a museum, in short, a learning laboratory. (p. 102)
The structure of the building has also been viewed as an important factor in school environment which can influence the health, happiness and academic achievement of students.
Library services
The library is at the heart of the education enterprise. Library as a platform for sharing knowledge is aimed at rejuvenating Nigerian schools through the provision of current books and journals, (FRN, 2004). It is a store house of resources and as such provides many more opportunities to the learner to acquire the knowledge, which facilitates to achieve greater academic performance. It contributes to the total development of the students and enlarges their knowledge. Edoka (2000) sees library as a resource centre where a collection of books, periodicals, book materials are housed for use by teachers and researchers for learning, study, research, recreational activities and personal interest.
It has been observed that there is a strong relationship between school libraries and academic performance. Keith (2000) reports that schools with well equipped library performs higher than schools where libraries are less developed. Libraries provide instructional materials to enrich the curriculum and give unlimited opportunities for students’ learning, (Aguolu 2002). An effective school library gives foundation for self education necessary for facing challenges of higher education.
The role of the library is also reflected in the National policy on Education (FRN, 2004) which states that libraries constitute one of the most important educational services, proprietors of schools shall provide functional libraries in accordance with the established standard. They shall also provide for training of librarians and library assistants for this service.
The quality of school library services makes difference in academic achievement, (Library Research Service, 2000). It promotes the growth of knowledge. A well equipped library is a store house of knowledge. If properly organized and utilized, it encourages students’ interest in reading and learning, hence it is said that library is the centre for balanced diet for a learner. Libraries exist only because of books and people’s desire to read them. It is in line with this that the National Centre for Education Statistics, (2000) reports that the more students read, the higher they will score on almost any measure in any discipline.
Mazi (2006), citing Obi contended that the number of books in the library would mean nothing if the books are not used, are out of date, unattractive or inappropriate. Library Research Service, (2000), libraries don’t make difference in learning if they are merely ware houses of outdated stuff, place to drop students when teachers have their planning periods or when staffed only by paraprofessional or clerical staff members.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]ABSTRACTThe study was carried out to investigate the influence of 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 ... Continue reading---
APPENDIX A - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]APPENDIX IDepartment of Educational FoundationsUniversity of Nigeria, Nsukka.20th March, 2010.Dear Sir/Madam,Influence of school environment on academic achievement of students of public secondary school in Enugu State.I am a postgraduate student of the above institution, conducting a research on the above topic: This is to seek for your permission to enable me distribute my questionnaire (copy attached) to your teachers for completion, to enable me carry out this research successfully.Thanks fo ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSTitle Page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Certification Abstract Table of Contents CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTIONBackground to the Study Statement of the Problem Purpose of the Study Significance of Study Scope of the Study Research Questions Hypotheses CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF LITERATUREConceptual Framework Concept of Environment Concept of Public Secondary schools Historical Development of Public Secondary School Changes in Structure of the Ownership of Public ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 4 ]Studies on the relationship between availability of resources and students academic achievement have revealed that secondary schools provided with adequate education resources performed significantly better than those provided with inadequate resources (Balogun, 1995). Environment is a very important factor in achievement of goal of any educational programme. People acquire most of their knowledge through the interaction with facilities provided in the environment for learning. Also learning is ... Continue reading---
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CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Validation of the instrumentThe instrument was subjected to face validation by three experts from the field of Education Administration and Planning, in the Department of Educational Foundations and one in Measurement and Evaluation, of the faculty of Education, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The experts were requested to look at the adequacy of the items in line with the purpose research questions as well as the rating scale. Corrections were affected in some of the items and on the response op ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 6 ]Conclusion: The conclusion is drawn that Principals and Teachers do not differ significantly in their mean ratings with regard to the extent school environment affects students academic achievement.Summary of Findings1. The result identified office for teachers, reading room for students and classroom space for teaching as the major areas that to a great extent affect the academic achievement of students with regard to buildings in the public secondary schools.2. It also identified p ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]The mean responses of the principals and teachers were individually identified and subjected to t-test analysis. The findings from the analysis revealed that respondents agreed on the extent school buildings affect the academic achievements of the students of public secondary schools. The findings revealed that staff offices, classroom accommodations and library are the major areas affecting academic achievement of the students.Furthermore, the responses made by principals were separated from th ... Continue reading---
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