EFFECTS OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF GEOGRAPHY STUDENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF MANI L.G.A KATSINA STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The research project topic entitled “Effect of Family Background on Academic Performance of Geography Student's in Senior secondary School in Mani Local Government Area”. The study was guided by four (4) research objectives which are to: find out the effects of family background on students’ academic performance in Geography in senior secondary school, find out the effect of Family background on students career choice in senior secondary schools, find out the difference in students’ academic performance in Geography based on parental background in secondary schools and to find out students’ academic performance in Geography based on gender in Mani Local Government Area. And four (4) research questions namely; what is the effect of family background on students’ academic performance in Geography in senior secondary school, what is the effect of family background on student’s career choice in senior secondary school, what is the difference in students’ academic performance in geography based on parental background and what is the level of students’ academic performance in geography in Mani local government area followed with the formulated (4) null hypotheses. The targeted population of the study comprised one thousand and thirty two (1,032) by using random sampling techniques, the sample of the study was one hundred and fifty (150). Effects of Family Background on Academic Performance of Geography Student's in Mani Local Government Area (EFBAPGS) was used as the instrument for data collection. On the basis of the findings and discussion conducted in the course of aiming this research project, the following recommendations were made Parents should always try to support their children with require materials for their schooling. Incentives should be provided to teachers by government such as increase in salary, housing loan, etc. There need for programmes on adult education, nomadic education mass education that will assist the illiterate parents to understand the value of education.
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