ABSTRACT
The study investigated influence of family background on the academic performance of physics student in secondary schools in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. A survey design was adopted for the study. One thousand four hundred and forty (1440) Senior Secondary three (SS3) Physics students were drawn by simple random sampling from 12 Schools, six (6) each from both Day and Boarding Schools within Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Also, a six linket questionnaire was used to ascertain whether their performance is influence by the examination body or examiners, gender, teachers or parents. Three hypotheses and forty research questions were stated to guide the study. Pearson correlation coefficient (r), t‐test (independent and dependent), analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Chi‐square (χ2) test were used to analyze the data obtained. The study revealed that the performance of students in Physics examination does not depend on examination body or examiners, gender or parents. The result also, revealed that family structure, parent occupation and educational level of parent did not have significance influence on student’s performances in physics examination. Based on the findings, which indicate that the teachers have much influence on student performance in science (Physics) as against what most previous studies portrayed. Research should therefore focus on the other possible factors that contribute to student poor performance in Physics and Science generally in order to find lasting solution to the problem.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page – – – – – – – – i
Certification – – – – – – – – ii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – iii
Acknowledgements – – – – – – – iv-v
Abstract – – – – – – – – – vi
Table of Contents – – – – – – – – vii
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – – – 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem – – – – – – 5
1.3 Aim and Objective of the Study – – – – – – 7
1.4 Scope and Limitation of the Study – – – – – 7
1.5 Operational Definition of Terms – – – – – 8
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW – – – – – – 11
- Background of the Study – – – – – – – 11
- The Concept of Poor Academic Performance in Physics by Students 12
2.3 Higher Institutions Physics Students and their Challenges
to Academic Performance – – – – – – 14
2.3.1 Students Background and their Academic Performance – – 15
2.3.2 Students interest and their Academic Performance – – – 18
2.3.3 The Nature of the Subject (Physics) and Academic Performance 19
2.3.4 The Role of Teachers (Instructors) and Academic Performance – 19
2.3.5 Resources (Institutional Facilities) and Academic Performance – 20
2.4 Students’ Performance in Physics based on Gender – – 21
2.5 The Parents influence on Students performance in
Physics Examination – – – – – – – 21
CHAPTER THREE
3.0 MATERIAL AND METHOD
3.1 Data Collection – – – – – – – – 23
3.2 Method of Data Collection – – – – – – – 24
3.3 Research Design – – – – – – – – 24
3.4 Instrument for Data Collection – – – – – – 24
3.5 Method and Procedure – – – – – – – 25
CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Results and Discussion – – – – – – – 26
CHAPTER FIVE
5.0 SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary – – – – – – – – – 37
5.2 Conclusion – – – – – – – – – 38
5.2 Recommendation – – – – – – – – 39
References
Appendix/Appendices
