The causes of poor academic performance among senior secondary students in FCT Abuja - a case study of selected secondary schools in Abaji Area Council. Department: Education By: rainnjazz Project ID: 2475 Rating: (3.2) votes: 11Rate this project12345 Price:₦2000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe study examined the causes of poor academic performance of selected secondary schools in Abaji Area Council in the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations. Based on the results obtained by the students in both science and the art subjects with effect from 1983– 1986, it could be noticed that there was a drastic drop at their level of performance. The 1983 statistical analysis of the Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (S.S.C.E) results show that only 14.5 percent passed physics, 12.3 percent passed chemistry, and 9 percent passed Biology, while a few of the students passed mathematics and English Language respectively. The level of performances continuess to fall in subsequent years except in 1985 when 25.8 percent passed physics, 11.73 percent passed chemistry, 19.78 percent passed Biology, while mathematics 11.44 percent passed and 5.1 percent passed English language. In 1986, the schools recorded the poorest result. This shows that every year there were reductions in the performance of students in the senior school certificate Examinations, in the selected schools in Abaji Area Council. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Education project topics and materials you might be interested in»The effect of continuous assessment on academic performance of students in school (a case study of Okitipupa local government area of Ondo state)»Strategies for improving low academic performance in English language in secondary schools»The use of extensive reading in promoting communication competence in secondary school»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»Effect of drill and practice on the academic achievement of students in English language in junior secondary schools»Factors affecting the effective implementation of continuous assessment in Oredo local government area of Edo state»The problems of primary school education in Kano 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»Efficacy of mastery learning on retention and performance in identified threshold concepts in chemistry among secondary school students in Kano municipal, Nigeria»Cultism in Nigeria's tertiary institutions - a case study of Lagos state university»Factors associated with the mass failure of students in integrated science in secondary schools»Impact of principal’s leadership style on students’ academic performance in some selected secondary schools of Gwale local government area, Kano state»The impact of language laboratory for effective teaching and learning of oral English in junior secondary school in Aninri local government area