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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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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 those made by the teachers. The two groups of data were subjected to t-test analysis. The result revealed that teachers shared common opinion on the extent facilities affect the academic achievement of the students in public schools.
Based on the above results, the two tested hypotheses for the study were accepted. The researcher draws the conclusion that there is no significant difference between the mean ratings of respondents with regards to the extent both buildings and facilities affect the academic achievement of student of public secondary schools.
Conclusion
From the result obtained and the investigation into the influence of school environment on academic achievement of students of public secondary schools in Enugu State, the researcher came up with the following conclusion:-
1. Inadequate offices for staff, classroom accommodation for teaching students as well as common room for teachers to a great extent affect the academic achievement of students with regard to building in the schools.
2. The findings also identified seats/desks, current reading material, current books for lending and the presence of library assistants in the schools as critical areas that to a great extent affect the academic achievement of students of public schools with regard to library services.
3. The result indicated that limited access to both the students and teachers to reading material has great the affect academic achievement of students.
4. The findings also revealed that fencing of the school for security will to a great extent help to promote the academic achievement of students.
5. It also revealed that teaching aids, provision of generators and school health services affect academic achievement of the students.
6. It also identified electricity as an important factor affecting academic achievement of students of public secondary schools.
Educational Implications
The quality of school building plays vital role in students’ academic achievement. Since this is so, it is imperative that the government and other stakeholders in the education industry should give adequate priority to solid and adequate school structures in the system. They are to ensure not only their provision, but ensure that school buildings are regularly maintained to promote durability and usage. All this will help in promoting student academic achievement and enhancing the productivity level of the teachers.
The importance of good library in the education sector cannot be overemphasized. The library remains the heart of the education enterprise. As a storehouse for knowledge, effort should be made to equip the libraries with current materials so as to provide learners more opportunities to acquire knowledge that helps to facilitate high academic achievement. Qualified library assistants should also be posted to schools to ensure proper guidance and direction to students for effective use of the library facilities.
Access to school is one of the areas that influence the achievement of students of public secondary schools. Thus the site and choice of school locations should guide parents and guardians in seeking admission for their wards. This will not only ensure the influence of the child’s environment but will reduce cost especially transportation burden on parents. Hence, policy makers should ensure proper access to school location to students in their areas.
The place of electricity in the schools cannot be overstressed. Efforts should be made to supply schools with electricity and where this is not possible, generators could be supplied. This will help to promote teaching and learning activities which will in turn enhance the academic performance of the students. To also ensure safety of life and property in the school system, schools are to be fenced and security men employed to ensure free flow of academic activities in the school.
It therefore, becomes obvious that the government alone cannot provide all the needed resources and facilities in the public schools. The implications is that all the stakeholders should close ranks and ensure that schools are well staffed, equipped and maintained to ensure effective teaching and learning. This in turn will promote the academic achievement of the students and improve teachers’ productivity in the system.
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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 TWO - [ Total Page(s): 7 ]Theoretical framework Skinnerian environmental theoryThis section is based on the fact that environment is vital for the achievement of educational goal. This becomes necessary since the study is on the influence of school environment on the student achievement of public secondary schools in Enugu State.The origin of environmental theories can be traced to a known psychologist named John Locke (1917). He is the father of the learning tradition. He postulated that experience and learning are basi ... Continue reading---
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---
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