IMPACT OF SINGLE PARENTING AND PEER GROUP ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN AKOKO NORTH-EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ONDO STATE

The study examined the Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on the Quality of Education North-East Local Government of Ondo State. Two research questions and three hypotheses were therefore answered and tested to guide the examination in the area under study. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. The population of all secondary students of North-East Local Government of Ondo State. Structured questionnaire which had two (2) sections and duly validated (r = 0.70) was used for data collection. The data collected through the research instruments were analyzed using frequency counts, percentage, mean, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and t-test. The result of the findings revealed that the quality of education was affected negatively after COVID-19 pandemic. Inability to study and learn effectively was found to be the major challenge of quality education after COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 pandemic influenced the quality of education in secondary schools. COVID-19 pandemic has a significant influence on the quality of education. Gender has no significant influence the perception of secondary school students on the challenges of quality of education after covid-19 pandemic. Lastly, there is no significant difference between the influence of covid-19 pandemic on male and female secondary school students. Consequent upon the findings, the following recommendations were made; Government could provide academic support to students who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic, such as online tutoring, extra study materials, and flexible deadlines for assignments and the government and NGO’s could provide financial aid and support to students who have been negatively impacted financially by the pandemic, such as scholarships, grants, and loan programs among others.