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Abstract This study is on assessment of factors responsible for poor academic performance. The total population for the study is 200 staff of selected primary schools in Gwagwalada Area Council Abuja. 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 up headmasters, administration staff, senior staffs and junior staffs were used for the ...

CHAPTER ONE 1.1     INTRODUCTION The content of Nigeria education must reflect the past, present and future of the dynamic Nigeria society in terms of the role the individual is expected to play in the present modernization process.  Primary education, which is the basic of this study, is the education given in an institution for children or pupils between the ages of 6 and 11 years plus.  Since the rest of the education programme ...

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1   Introduction Various studies done on effect of school environment on academic performance attest to the fact that school environment that is not conducive for learning may lead to under performance (Chimombe, 2011). Provision of adequate learning facilities at all levels including equipment and human resources enhances the quality and relevance of imparted skills of learners (Lumuli, 2009). Learning involves interaction of students with the environment. ...

  CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study  Poor academic  performance according to Aremu (2003) is a performance that is adjudged by the examine/testee and some other significant as falling below an expected standard. Poor academic performance has been observed in school subjects especially Mathematics and English language among primary school pupils (Adesemowo, 2005). Aremu (2000) stresses that academic failure is not only frustrating to the pupils and the parents, ...

ABSTRACT It has been observed that students have been performing rather poorly in further mathematics; this has actually prompted the purpose of this study into with the aim of identifying causes of poor academic performance of students in further mathematics in senior secondary schools, Ilorin Kwara State. During the course of study, a total number of one hundred and fifty students were involved in filling the questionnaire; five schools were ...

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1     Background of the Study Poor academic  performance according to Aremu (2003) is a performance that is adjudged by the examine/testee and some other significant as falling below an expected standard. Poor academic performance has been observed in school subjects especially Mathematics and English language among primary school pupils (Adesemowo, 2005). Aremu (2000) stresses that academic failure is not only frustrating to the pupils and the parents, ...

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to find out some of the causes of student poor academic performance in Junior Secondary School in Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area. In carrying out the study a questionnaire was designed and administered to principals, vice principals, and teachers of the selected schools. The result shown that lack of laboratory/museum, syllabus, field trip/excursion, lack of teaching aids, teaching method, unqualified teachers can discourage ...

ABSTRACT This study examined the causes of students poor academic performance in Nigeria higher institution. Using college of education as a case study. The research sampled 50 students from 4 schools in the college. Responses were analyzed using simple percentages. From the analysis of data it was found that that non-availability of laboratory equipment affect the performance of students, Also it was indicated that their laboratory were not fully equipped ...

ABSTRACT This study was designed to find out the factors responsible for pupils poor performance in  in selected primary schools in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. To find out the factors, ten primary schools with numbers of pupils and teachers were randomly sampled for this research. The instrument used was questionnaire, relevant literatures from both journals, lecture and books were reviewed as to find out the opinion of ...