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Use Of School Library And Academic Performance Of Senior Secondary School In Andoni Lga Of Rivers State
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1.2 Statement Of The Problem
Despite the unending significance of
school libraries as regards to students' academic performance, the
effective and paramount roles played by libraries have been impeded in
most public secondary schools in Nigeria. The use or non-use of school
libraries by students is a factor affecting the educational attainment
of students. Unfortunately, most students, both at secondary and
educational levels, are ignorant of the need to utilize libraries in
order to aid their academic performance. This is, however, as a result
of the fact that students lack adequate knowledge of how to locate or
identify the books they need, while many others lack the enthusiasm to
study. This menace of inadequate use of libraries has contributed to the
mass failure of students in both internal and external examinations in
the country. Furthermore, the negative treatment they receive by
diligent students from most library staff who are seemingly untrained
and lack experience in library attendance has also contributed to the
inadequate library use by students.
Above all, the challenge of
inadequate funding of libraries by the relevant authorities has resulted
in the poor availability of libraries in secondary schools and, where
available, there are no adequate material resources as most available
are outdated, making them unusable by students.
Hence, the above
forms the backdrop for this study as the epistle aims at evaluating the
use of the school library and the academic performance of students.
Hence,
the above form the backdrop for this study as the epistle aims at
evaluating the use of school library and academic performance of
students.
1.3 Objective Of The Study
The general object of this
study is to evaluate the use of school libraries and the academic
performance of secondary school students. Specifically, the study is
aimed at;
determining if the use of school library facilities by students has a positive impact on their academic performance.
Investigating the rate at which students use school library facilities in secondary schools
Discuss the factors affecting the adequate availability of school libraries in secondary schools.
1.4 Research Hypothesis
A
hypothesis refers to an experimental statement, tentative in nature,
showing the relationship between two or more variables. It is open to
testing and can be accepted or rejected depending on whether it agrees
or disagrees with the statistical test.
The study will test the validity of the following hypothesis:
H01: The use of school library facilities by students has no positive impact on their academic performance.
H02: The rate at which students use school library facilities in secondary schools is low.
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