Factors militating against the academic performance in Government among the senior secondary school students in Enugu east local government area Department: Education By: bapatigi7954 Project ID: 3363 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1Rate this project12345 Price:₦1000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThe topic of the study is factors militating against academic performance in government among senior secondary schools in Enugu East local government. The study was motivated by the alarming rate at which secondary school students were rejecting offering government in preference for other school subjects in Enugu east Local Government Area of Enugu State. The purpose of the study is to identify these factors militating against the poor academic performance of students within this Enugu east local government, comparison was made with high achieving schools within the same area. The study was carded out using a descriptive survey research method. The area of the study was Enugu East Local Government Area. The population of the study is 3000 students and 67 teachers which comprises the secondary schools in the Enugu East Local Government Area. The sample size used for the study was (240) respondents. The Data for the study was collected from primary sources using questionnaires as instruments for collection and was analyzed using simple percentage. The following findings were made in this study: Home conditions or parental support variables contribute in causing students to perform poorly academically, low level of interaction with children's teachers, low involvement in the parent-teacher association, lack of adequate instructional materials to teach the subject government, lack of good infrastructures for conducive learning, unqualified teachers and student lifestyle like truancy. Recommendation of the finding: it was recommended among others that there is the need to improve parents' attitude, intensify supervision of teachers, building good school buildings for adequate government learning to yield good performance of the students. ...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