THE EFFECTS OF PARENTS' EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND ON ARFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXAMINATION AMONG STUDENTS OF OROKE HIGH SCHOOL, AKUNGBA AKOKO

This study addresses the effect of parents educational background on performance in English language examinations among students in Oroke High School Akungba Akoko. The research objectives explore the correlation between parents's educational background on students' performance in English language examination, as well as academic performance in English language attributed to variation in parents' educational background. The study analyzes A total Number of 200 students and 30 students were selected randomly. Results showed that students whose parents had higher levels of education performed significantly better in English language examinations than those whose parents had lower levels of education. Additionally, the study found that students whose parents were more involved in their education also performed better. The findings suggest that parents' educational background may be an important factor in determining their students success in English language examinations. The findings shows that there is a positive and insignificant effect of father's educational background on student's performance in English language at Oroke High School, also the result of the chi-square test from the observed and expected frequencies shows the null hypothesis which states that mother's level of education has no significant effect on the student's performance in English language is accepted.