A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF BOARDING AND DAY STUDENTS IN EDUCATION. A CASE STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, BENIN CITY
ABSTRACT
This research was designed to compare the academic performance of students in boarding house and those who are day students. About one hundred and twenty students were used for this study. These were drawn by using simple and stratified random sampling by selecting students in three different secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area Benin city, Edo State. Questionnaire and students scores in their first term examination were used, simple percentage were employed to test these research question. Three research questions were formulated they are:
- Is there any difference between the academic performance of both the boarding and day students in education?
- Is there any difference between the academic performance of the students whose parents are rich and those of poor parents?
- Does the environment have a positive or negative effect on the academic performance of the students?
