LEARNING FACILITIES AS IT AFFECTS THE SOCIAL AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCHOOL (EDUCATION PROJECT TOPICS AND MATERIALS)
ABSTRACT
The aim of this project is based on the learning facilities as it affect the social and academic performance of pupils in primary schools in Nigeria. Learning facilities plays a very important role in the teaching learning process. Numerous facilities have been provided in schools to assist pupils learning. There is relationship between learning facilities and pupils academic performance and academic. To accomplish the best performance of the facilities provided, it is necessary to know the facilities in Schools to ensure their efficiency and effectiveness. Hence, this paper intends to discuss the effects between the learning facilities and pupils performance and academic performance. Primary data was collected to achieve the aims of the paper. The outcome of the paper shows why leaning facilities is needed to improve academic performance.
Introduction
The National policy on Education (2004) defines education as the process that helps to develop the whole man and enables him to discover his potential towards achieving self-goals. Since through it, individuals are expected to manifest the trait of national ethics such as discipline, integrity, dignity of labour, social justice and self-reliance patriotism. According to Fafunwa as cited in Okonkwo (1999) Education is a powerful instrument devised by man for improving his own lot.
Bamisaye (2000) sees education as a cumulative process of development of intellectual abilities, skills, and attitudes, all of which form our various outlooks and disposition to action in life generally. Good (2001) define education as the process by which a person develops ability, attitude and other forms of behaviours of positive value in the society in which he lives. He also said education can be viewed as any process by which an individual gains knowledge or insight, or develops attitudes, insight, or skills which aid him in wise decision and choice making, enabling him to develop socially, politically, religiously, economically, scientifically and technologically.
