THE EFFECT OF STUDENT’S PARENTAL BACKGROUND ON STUDENTS, ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

ABSTRACT

This project was designed to investigate into “the effect of student’s parental background onstudent’s academic performance carried out on some selected secondary schools in Sapele Local Government Area ofDelta State.Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the collection of data. The population of the study comprised of some secondary school students and teachers in Sapele Local Government Area of Delta State. One hundred and fifty two (152)
respondents were randomly sampled from five (5) secondary schools to form the sample size for the study. The instrument for data collection was a self-developed questionnaire by the researcher.In analyzing the data collected the researcher used mean and standard deviation statistics to answer the researcher questions stated, while T-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses. Finding from the study revealed that there is no significant difference in the perception of male and female students about the effect of student’s parental background on student’s academic performance. The findings showed that there is a significant difference in the perceptions of the students and teachers about the effect of students’ parental background on student academic performance. Based on these findings, some recommendations were made at the end of the study.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title Page -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         i

Certification -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         ii

Dedication - -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         iii

Acknowledgement -        -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         iv

Abstract -     -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         v

Table of Content -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         vi

Chapter One

Introduction

1.1.        Background to the Study -         -         -         -         -         -         -         1

1.2.        Statement of the Problem -        -         -         -         -         -         -         5

1.3.        Purpose of the Study -     -         -         -         -         -         -         -         5

1.4.        Research Questions -       -         -         -         -         -         -         -         6

1.5.        Hypotheses -          -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         6

1.6.    Significance of Study -    -         -         -         -         -         -         -         7

1.7.        Scope and Delimitation of the Study -           -         -         -         -         7

1.8.        Operational Definition of Terms -        -         -         -         -         -         7

Chapter Two

Literature Review

2.1.        Introduction -        -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         8

2.2.        The Concept of Academic Performance -      -         -         -         -         8

2.3.        Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance -        -         -         9

2.4.        Parental Background -     -         -         -         -         -         -         -         9

2.5.        Parental Background and Students’ Academic Performance -     -         10

2.6.    Home Environments and Student’s Academic Performance -      -         10

2.7.        Family Size and Students’ Academic Performance -          -         -         11

2.8.    Theoretical Framework - -         -         -         -         -         -         -         11

2.9.    Summary of Literature Review -          -         -         -         -         -         14

Chapter Three

Research Methodology

3.1.        Introduction -        -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         15

3.2.        Research Design -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         15

3.3.        Population of the Study -           -         -         -         -         -         -         15

3.4.        Sample and Sampling Technique -      -         -         -         -         -         15

3.5.        Research Instrument -      -         -         -         -         -         -         -         16

3.6.        Validations of the Instrument -  -         -         -         -         -         -         16

3.7.        Reliability of the Instrument -    -         -         -         -         -         -         16

3.8.        Administration of the Instrument -       -         -         -         -         -         17

3.9.        Method of Data Analysis -         -         -         -         -         -         -         17

Chapter Four

Data Representation of Result and Discussion

4.1.        Introduction -        -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         18

4.2.        Data Presentation -           -         -         -         -         -         -         -         18

4.3.        Discussion of Findings -  -         -         -         -         -         -         -         20

4.4.        Conclusion -                    -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -          23

Chapter Five

Summary, Implications, Recommendations and Suggestion for Further Research Studies

5.1.    Summary -   -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         24

5.2.    Implications of the Study -        -         -         -         -         -         -         24

5.3.    Recommendations -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         25

5.4.    Suggestions for Further Research -      -         -         -         -         -         25

References-          -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         26

Appendix-   -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         -         28

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