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ABSTRACT Educational Data Mining is a leading area for high quality research that mines data sets to answer educational research questions that shed light on the learning process. It is a new trend in the data mining and Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) field that focuses in mining useful patterns and discovering useful knowledge from the educational information systems. One of the application areas of Educational data mining is analysis ...

Abstract This study looked at how students' academic performance in secondary schools in Uyo was affected by their home and school environments. It started off by exposing the reader to the broad impact that the family and school environments have on secondary school children' academic achievement. The study also highlighted the many facets of the home and school settings and their impact on the students' academic performance in secondary schools ...

ABSTRACT This study examined impact parent-child relationship (warmth) and parenting styles on academic engagement among adolescence in Enugu East local government area of Enugu state using 475 participants from four randomly selected secondary schools in Enugu East local government of Enugu state (2 single sex schools- St. Patrick College, Emene and Trans-Ekulu Girls Secondary School; and 2 mixed sex schools- Model Ideal College Abakpa and Godfrey Okoye Secondary School, Thinkers’ ...

ABSTRACT This research work focuses on Influence of different Methods of Teaching English Language on Academic Performance of Senior Secondary School Students in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State. Specifically, the researcher adopted survey design since the design seeks to find out the opinions of teachers on the influence of different methods of teaching English language on academic performance of senior secondary school students in Awgu LGA in Enugu ...

Abstract This study was on the role of motivation on the academic performance of students. Three objectives were raised which included:  To determine the role of motivation on academic performance of students in some selected secondary schools in Dange Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State, to determine the extent teachers motivate their students in some selected secondary schools in Dange Shuni Local Government Area of Sokoto State and to ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to ascertain the effect of school distance on students’ academic performance. The questionnaire was the research tool employed in this study. Only 80 of the enrolled participants answered to a survey that asked a number of questions. A questionnaire was used to gather quantitative data. The study comes to the conclusion that long student travel distances diminish teacher-student contact time, result in stomach ...

ABSTRACT The study attempts to investigate the teacher’s motivation and students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, extensive and relevant literature was reviewed under sub- headings. The descriptive research survey was employed in assessing the opinions of the respondents using the questionnaires and the sampling techniques. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected as samples for the study. ...

ABSTRACT This research was carried out specifically to evaluate the effect of teachers’ motivation on the performance of secondary school students. This research was carried at in three schools under  Ifako-Ijaye District of Lagos State to actually known the extent in which teacher’s motivation goes in affecting the performance of secondary school students. Many motivational theorist, who propounded and experimented motivation theories stated that is the only techniques to make ...

ABSTRACT The study attempts to investigate the influence of motivation on the academic performance of students in selected secondary schools in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In this study, extensive and relevant literature was reviewed under sub- headings. The descriptive research survey was employed in assessing the opinions of the respondents using the questionnaires and the sampling techniques. One hundred and twenty respondents were selected as samples for ...

ABSTRACT This study was on impact of agents of socialization on the academic performance of social studies students in junior secondary school in Jigawa state. Four objectives were raised which included; To examine the role of family as an agent of socialization on the academic performance of Social Studies Students in some Junior Secondary Schools in Jigawa state, to identify the impact of the school as an agent of socialization ...

Abstract This study was on an investigation into the effect of poor parenting on the children and their academic performance of their children. Four objectives were raised which included; To examine the causes of poor parenting on academic performance of children, to determine the  effect of poor parenting on academic performance of children, to examine the consequences of poor parenting on academic performance of children and to determine possible solutions ...

Abstract This study was on the impact of Covid-19 on the academic performance of primary pupils in Edo state. Three objectives were raised which included: To find out the effect of COVID19 on education in Nigeria, to find out the challenges by primary schools during COVID19 in Edo state and to determine the effect of COVID-19 on the pupil well being in Edo state. The total population for the study ...

Abstract The performance in Biology  in public secondary schools has been poor and the purpose of this study was to identify factors responsible for the poor performance. The study also identified ways in which teachers envisage to improve the performance. The qualitative research methodology was adopted. Data was collected from four schools through structured questionnaire. Data was analysed from the perspective of the General System Theory. The results of the ...

ABSTRACT This study was aimed at investigating parenting style and students social adjustment on academic performance among secondary school students in Ondo State. Ex-post facto research design was employed to collect the requisite data. The study was carried out on a sample of 368 senior secondary school students, drawn from 9,197 SSII students of ten (10) selected senior secondary schools, using stratified sampling technique. Parenting Style Questionnaire (P.S.Q) was used ...

Abstract This study was on Gender test anxiety, students interest and academic performance in chemistry among SS 3 students in M M C educational zone,  Borno state Nigeria. Three objectives were raised which included:  To find out the influence gender have on students’ interest in chemistry, to find out the influence gender have on students’ achievement in chemistry and to find out the interactive effect of gender and test anxiety ...

Abstract This study is on an investigation into the relationship between teaching methods and academic performance of secondary school students in Nigeria. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected secondary schools in Ibiono Ibom local government of Akwa ibom state. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made ...

Abstract This study was on the impact of teacher motivation on the academic performance of secondary school students in mathematics. Three objectives were raised which included; To determine the influence of recognition of teachers on the student academic performance of students in secondary schools, to explore the influence of staff development of teachers on the student academic performance of students in secondary schools,  to examine the influence of advancement and ...

Abstract This study was on an assessment of the effect of parental level of income on the academic performance of junior secondary students. Three objectives were raised which included:  Ascertain whether parental level of income influences students’ interests and attitudes towards academic activities, determine whether the level of parents’ income affects the participation of students in academic activities and investigate whether parents’ level of income affects the academic attainment of ...

Abstract The study was carried out to investigate the effect of school environment on academic performance of preschool pupil. The design of the study is descriptive while the population comprised principals and teachers in the education zone. The sample size for the study was 600 respondents while a researchers’ self developed questionnaire formed the instrument for data collection. Three experts validated the instrument and a cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient method ...

Abstract This study was on an investigation of the causes of strike and it's impact on student academic performance. The purpose of the study is the effectiveness of an investigation of causes of strike objectives from the management. A total of 77 responses were received and validated from the enrolled participants where all respondents were drawn from  Lagos State University. Hypothesis was tested using Chi-Square statistical tool (SPSS).   Chapter ...