A comparative analysis of student academic performance in public and private secondary schools in Ondo state Department: Education By: rainnjazz Project ID: 2472 Rating: (3.3) votes: 6Rate this project12345 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe result obtained revealed that students in private secondary schools in rural areas performed better in Basic Science than their public counterparts. The result obtained also revealed that students in private secondary schools in rural areas performed better in Basic Science than those in public secondary schools in rural areas this is because the majority of 55% had credit pass in private schools whereas few 35% had credit pass in rural public schools. Generally, students in rural areas had low performance when compared to those in urban schools. The low level of students' performances in rural public schools might perhaps be attributed to what we can describe as poor staffing in schools. Frequent withdrawal of children from school, truancy, the study also agrees with Oke(1992), Adeyemi (1998) and Onipede (2003) that private schools in rural areas perform better. The result of the analysis had shown that male students in both public and private secondary schools in Ondo state outperformed their female counterparts. The result revealed a credit pass of 46.44% and 44.82% male and female students respectively. The result of this study is in line with those of Adhimabi and Heneveld(1995) who observed that male students outperformed the female students academically. However, the result of this study disagrees with the study of Yahaya (2005) who opined that gender analysis of performance is not on biological differences. It is obvious from the results presented above, that pupils in the private Secondary schools performed better than their counterparts in the public schools, lending credence to the earlier study reported (Braun, Jenkins&Grigg, 2006 Lubienski&Lubienski, 2006 and Yoloye, 1988). This, of course, could be attributed to a number of factors. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Education project topics and materials you might be interested in»Strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools»The effect of continuous assessment on academic performance of students in school (a case study of Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state)»Influence of social media on the performance of secondary school students as perceived by teachers»The effect of overpopulation on the academic performance of students - a case study of Uselu secondary school, Benin City»The use of extensive reading in promoting communication competence in secondary school»Evaluating the causes, effects and solutions to cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions»Effect of drill and practice on the academic achievement of students in English language in junior secondary schools»The problems of primary school education in Kano State»Factors affecting the effective implementation of continuous assessment in Oredo local government area of Edo state»Factors affecting the implementation of universal basic education in some selected primary schools»Effect of school environment on the academic performance of primary school students»Factors associated with the mass failure of students in integrated science in secondary schools»Cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions - a case study of Lagos state university»Efficacy of mastery learning on retention and performance in identified threshold concepts in chemistry among secondary school students in Kano municipal, Nigeria»Impact of principal’s leadership style on students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools of Gwale local government area, Kano state