PERCEIVED INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL ATTENDANCE ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF KURA LOCAL GOVERNMENT, KANO STATE, NIGERIA

This study examined the perceived influence of school attendance on students’ academic performance in Kura local government area of Kano state. Four objectives and four corresponding research questions guided the study. The study employed descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised all the three hundred and fifty nine (359) teachers of public junior secondary schools of Kura LGA, Kano state, out of which fifty (50) teachers were selected as sample of the study. A researchers-designed questionnaire titled “Perceived Influence of School Attendance on Students Academic Performance Questionnaire (PISAAPQ)” was used to generate responses from the respondents. The instrument was faced and content validated by experts in the in the Department of Education. Internal consistency reliability was determined after a pilot testing and a reliability coefficient of 0.67 was obtained. The data collected was analyzed using mean and standard deviation. The findings of the study revealed a positive perception on the influence of classroom attendance on academic performance in junior secondary school in Kura local government area; a positive perception on the influence of classroom participation on students’ academic performance in junior secondary schools in Kura local government area etc. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended among others that school administrators should maintain or develop strict guidelines for student attendance and monitor factors that could hinder students from attending class on a regular basis.