1. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING SERVICES EFFECT ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
Since the Nigeria Republic's independence from colonial rule, numerous positive advances have occurred, both in the structure and operation of society, with the educational system being no exception. In Nigeria, the education...
2. AN EVALUATION OF CLASS SIZE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP WITH STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BIOLOGY
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Educators have struggled to understand the link between class size and academic performance. Physical environment, ethnicity, socioeconomics, overcrowding, and teaching techniques are all characteristics that impact student succ...
3. PLANNING AND UTILIZATION OF SCHOOL PLANT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
EXCERPT FROM THE STUDY
The significance of school plant planning is inestimable in realising educational goals and objectives, in fact without school plants educational target cannot be attained. Considering the importance of school plant planning brings the philos...
4. AN ASSESSMENT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEACHERS’ ATTITUDE AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS STUDIES
ABSTRACT
The study was a descriptive research design, which focuses on teachers and students from five private and five public schools in Yaba Local Government Education District. The sample for the study comprises of 30 teachers and 70 students randoml...
5. EFFECT OF CLASS SIZE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES
Background to the Study
According to Adeyemi and Adu (2010), it is widely accepted that education is one of the leading tools for promoting economic development as it covers some processes individuals go through to help them develop and use their potent...
6. HOOLIGANISM/GANGSTERISM AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to examine hooliganism/gangsterism and students’ academic performance in senior secondary schools using 5 selected secondary schools in Umuahia North Local Government Area, Abia State&nb...
7. EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ PROFESSIONALISM ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH
Background of the Study
Education is a continuous process in human life. It is the process of training, imparting and developing the knowledge, skills, abilities, mind and character of the people (Olaniyonu, 2008). Education is equally the process of ha...
8. THE IMPACT OF INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS
Background to the Study
Mathematics and its applications have evolved significantly. The introduction of computation and computers as tools in mathematics has altered how mathematicians conduct mathematics as well as how scientists, engineers, and social scientists util...
9. EFFECT OF SCHOOL DROPOUT RATE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out on the effect of school dropout rate on students’ academic performance of junior secondary school students using selected junior secondary schools in Alimosho local government area of Lagos State as case study.&...
10. THE EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ STRESS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SELECTED SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
The study examined the influence of teachers’ stress on the academic performance of students in selected secondary schools in Oshodi Local Government Area of Lagos State. The descriptive research survey design was employed for the assessment of the op...
11. THE INFLUENCE OF FATHER’S OCCUPATION ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
This research will be conducted to evaluate how economic background affects students’ performance in economics in Ovia north east local government area of Edo state. The following research questions were formulated for the study:
<...12. POLYGAMY AND FAMILY SIZE AS A DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
The study examines the effect of polygamy and large family size on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The descriptive research survey was employed in the ass...
13. EFFECT OF POOR STUDY HABITS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
The Study habits of individual going through educational process are what will determine the study skills such individual Would possess and invariably determine the level of academic achievement or performance. Study habits call be categorized Into either good...
14. EFFECTS OF GUIDED DISCOVERY APPROACH ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ECOLOGY IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study investigated the effect of Guided Discovery instructional strategies on JSS Students performance and attitude in Kaduna state. A qausi-experiment with pretest-posttest control group design adopted the 3x2 factorial analysis was employed for va...
15. PARENTAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
This study analysed the parental Socio-Economic background and students’ academic performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Ojo Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study sought to determine the influence of parents’ income, educational level, occupatio...
16. POLYGAMY AND FAMILY SIZE AS A DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Abstract
The study examines the effect of polygamy and large family size on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The descriptive research survey was employed in the assessment of the re...
17. IMPACT OF SCHOOL CLIMATE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study assessed the climate of eight secondary schools in Education district V, Lagos, specifically the influence between school climate and students’ academic achievement. The study employed quantitative approach wit...
18. HUMAN RESOURCES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDUCATION
ABSTRACT
This study investigated human resources and students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in Education District IV of Lagos State. Three research questions were answered and three hypotheses were tested in this study. The populat...
19. QUALITY ASSURANCE AS CORRELATE OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
Thisworkfocusedonqualityassuranceascorrelatesofstudents’academicperformance in public secondary schools in Enugu education zone. The purpose wastofindouttherelationshipbetweenqualityassuranceandstudents’academicperformance.Correlationalsurveydesignwasadoptedto...
20. SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PHYSICS
ABSTRACT
This study aimed at examining the school environmental factors and students’ academic performance in physics in public secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. four research questions and four hypotheses were formulated. Literatures relevant to the study wer...
21. TEACHER EVALUATION AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This study focused on the teacher evaluation and student’s academic performance in Junior Secondary schools in Katsina State. Teacher evaluation here implies teacher assessment, teacher experienc...
22. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES, TEACHER QUALITY AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, NORTH CENTRAL ZONE, NIGERIA
Abstract
Educational services refer to the services available for teachers to improve their quality and promote teacher effectiveness in the school system, while teacher quality is a degree of excellence especially as it relates to high level of competency and worth of...
23. IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS
ABSTRACT
Social media has been suggested as an effective tool for educational purpose. This study was conducted to have an analysis of the impact of social media on students’ academic performance among senior secondary school students. In addition, this study appl...
24. TEACHER PREPARATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT
ABSTRACT
The study attempted to examine the relationship between teacher preparation, professional development and students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In the study, relevant and related litera...
25. TEACHER PREPARATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN EDUCATIONAL DISTRICT
ABSTRACT
The study attempted to examine the relationship between teacher preparation, professional development and students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In the study, relevant and related litera...
26. INFLUENCE OF EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND UTILIZATION ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Abstract
This study set out to examine the influence of Educational resources provision, and utilization on students’ academic performance in public and private secondary schools in Surulere Local Education Area of Lagos State. The sample consisted of eight school principals, 80 s...
27. POLYGAMY AND FAMILY SIZE AS A DETERMINANTS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
The study examines the effect of polygamy and large family size on students’ academic performance in selected secondary schools in Ikorodu Local Government Area of Lagos State. The descriptive research survey was employed in the assessment of the re...
28. ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES MAINTENANCE ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The main objective of this study is to investigate the Assessment of educational facilities maintenance on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Kaduna state. To achieve the aim of this research,six objectives were formulatedwhich include: the asse...
29. COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN NIGERIA
Background to the study
Agricultural Science subject is part of the vocational subject taught in primary schools and secondary school which inculcated the process of farming in all its branches and among other things includes the cultivation and tillage of the soil, dairying, the produc...
30. INFLUENCE OF PARENTING TYPES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ABSTRACT
This research work was carried out to determine the influence of parenting types on students‟ academic performance in financial accounting in Kano state, Nigeria. The study sought to determine the influence of step father and mother parenting on the students‟ performance in fin...
31. INFLUENCE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF PARENTS ON SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted on influence of socio-economic characteristics of parents on secondary school students‟ academic performance in business studies in Kaduna State.Three specific objectives, three research questions were stated to guide the study and three hypotheses were...
32. EFFECT OF COMPUTER-AIDED INSTRUCTION ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN FEDERAL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION, NORHT-WEST GEOPOLITICAL ZONE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study was conducted on the effects of computer-aided instruction on students‟ academic performance in financial accounting in Federal Colleges of Education; Northwest Geo-political Zone, Nigeria. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. Four null hypotheses...
33. EFFECT OF PROBLEM-SOLVING AND GUIDED-DISCOVERY TEACHING METHODS ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The study was carried out to assess the effect of problem-solving and guided-discovery teaching methods on students‟ academic performance in financial accounting in secondary schools in Kwara State, Nigeria. Five objectives, five research questions were raised to guide the stud...
34. EVALUATING THE EFFECTS OF CLASS-SIZE ON SOCIAL STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GIWA EDUCATIONAL ZONE KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
This study titled “Evaluating the Effects of Class-Size on Social Studies Students‟ Academic Performance in Junior Secondary Schools in Giwa Educational Zone Kaduna State, Nigeria”. Three objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses each were formulated...
35. THE EFFECT OF TEACHERS’ QUALIFICATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS ON BASIC SCIENCE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
ABSTRACT
This project work is design to investigate the effect of teachers’ qualification and instructional materials on Basic science students’ academic performance in Ukwuani LGA of Delta State. On the basis of this, four research hypotheses were formulate...
36. IMPACT OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES IN PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KADUNA SOUTH AND CHIKUN L.G.As, OF KADUNA STATE
1.1 Background of the Study
The relationship between school facilities and student performance has been an essential topic of educational research, particularly in the context of developing countries. School facilities refer to physical infrastructures, such as classroo...
37. The Impact of Workload on Nursing Students’ Academic Performance in University of Calabar Teaching Hospital
Background of the Study
Nursing students are expected to balance a demanding academic curriculum, clinical rotations, and other responsibilities. Their workload can have a significant impact on their academic performance, mental health, and overall well-being (Nwadike et al., 2024). At the...
38. An Evaluation of the Impact of Small Group Discussions on Students’ Academic Performance in Gombe State College of Nursing
Background of the Study
Small group discussions (SGDs) are a widely used teaching method that promotes active learning and enhances student engagement. By encouraging students to discuss and critically analyze academic content, SGDs help develop deeper understanding, communication skill...
39. An Evaluation of the Impact of Research Skills Training on Students’ Academic Performance in University of Uyo Teaching Hospital
Background of the Study
Research skills are essential in nursing education, enabling students to critically evaluate medical literature, engage in evidence-based practice, and contribute to healthcare advancements. Research training equips nursing stude...
40. The effect of continuous assessment on nursing students’ academic performance in Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria.
Background of the Study
Continuous assessment is an integral component of modern educational practices, designed to monitor and evaluate students' progress over time rather than relying solely on summative assessments like final exams (Adeyemi et al., 2024). In nurs...
41. The Impact of Stress Management Programs on Nursing Students’ Academic Performance in Kogi State
Background of the Study
Nursing education is widely recognized as academically rigorous, with students facing significant levels of stress due to demanding coursework, clinical rotations, and examinations. High stress levels can negatively impact stud...
42. An appraisal of the influence of online STEM learning platforms on students’ academic performance in Sokoto South LGA, Sokoto State
Background of the Study
The rapid digital transformation in education has ushered in the widespread adoption of online learning platforms, especially in the realm of STEM education. In Sokoto South LGA, Sokoto State, online STEM learning platforms have emerged as pivotal...
43. The impact of time management skills on STEM students’ academic performance in Ibi LGA, Taraba State
Background of the Study
Time management is widely recognized as a critical skill that significantly influences academic performance, particularly in rigorous disciplines such as STEM. In Ibi LGA, Taraba State, the development and application of effective time management s...
44. The influence of class participation on STEM students’ academic performance in Tofa LGA, Kano State
Background of the Study :
Active class participation is widely regarded as a critical factor in academic success, particularly in STEM education, where complex concepts demand robust engagement and critical thinking. In Tofa LGA, Kano State, educators and policymakers are...
45. An examination of the impact of class repetition on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Bade LGA, Yobe State
Background of the Study
Class repetition, often referred to as grade retention, has long been a contentious issue in the educational discourse, particularly in regions where academic resources are limited and student diversity is high. In secondary schools in Bade LGA, Yob...
46. The influence of mobile phone usage on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Gwarzo LGA, Kano State
Background of the Study
Mobile phone usage among secondary school students has become a pervasive phenomenon, influencing various aspects of their daily lives including academic performance. In Gwarzo LGA, Kano State, mobile phones have transitioned from being merely commu...
47. An assessment of the influence of school culture on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Yola South LGA, Adamawa State
Background of the Study
School culture, defined by the shared values, beliefs, and practices within an educational institution, plays a significant role in shaping students’ academic performance. In secondary schools in Yola South LGA, Adamawa State, the prevailing s...
48. An examination of the effects of school location on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Takum LGA, Taraba State
Background of the Study:
School location is a critical determinant of academic performance, influencing access to quality education, resource availability, and extracurricular opportunities (Adebola, 2023). In Takum LGA, Taraba State, significant disparities exist between...
49. The influence of parental level of education on students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Rano LGA, Kano State
Background of the Study:
Parental education significantly influences the academic performance of students by shaping the home learning environment and determining the level of academic support available (Umar, 2023). In Rano LGA, Kano State, the educational attainment of p...
50. An investigation of the effects of early marriage on female students’ academic performance in secondary schools in Gusau LGA, Zamfara State
Background of the Study
Early marriage, a practice deeply rooted in various cultural and socio-economic contexts, has profound implications for the educational trajectories of female students. In Gusau LGA, Zamfara State, early marriage remains prevalent and is increasing...
