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ABSTRACT
The study examined the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The quasi experimental design was adopted for this study. The target sample comprised of 48 with comparable ability and comprised of boys and girls between the age range of 16-28 and 16 teachers of Government Secondary School Wase (boarding) and Government Secondary School Ilirim in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. The instruments were used for the study namely; Secondary School Teachers Questionnaire (SSTQ) and the average mean scores of secondary school students in the first term examination. The instrument is made up of 9 items and it consists of 8-items which formed the main part of the questionnaire. it is designed along a 5-point Likers type scale; ranging from Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Undecided (U), Disagree (D) and Strongly Disagree (SD). The questions were meant to elicit responses on the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research questions were answered using simple percentage (%) while means and t –test was used in analyzing the hypotheses. Among the major findings of the study are; The study revealed that boarding school students usually have enough time to study than day students; Students in both day and boarding schools are easily distracted from media (electronic and print). ICT devices, peer influence etc. are the major causes of academic failure; There is no significant difference between no significant difference in the mean score performance of boarders and day students; the study revealed that there is no significant difference in the mean score performance of male boarders and day students etc. It was however recommended that Boarding as well as day schools should employ the services of guidance counselors to cater the career needs of students; parents as well as teachers should limit students exposure to the media (electronic or prints) and all communication gadgets that usually cause distractions from educational activities. It is also recommend.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Secondary school level is the bridge between the primary and tertiary levels. The importance of secondary education as outlined by the federal government stated that the broad aim of secondary education is preparation for useful living within the society and for higher education. The underlying principle here is that the secondary schools should be able to provide quality secondary education to all those who can benefit from it. (Federal Ministry of Education, 2004)
Students’ academic achievement is greatly affected by the area in which a student’s lives. Reasons for the variations in achievement are geographic locations, resources, availability of technology and quality of teachers. The National Education Association (2013) asserts that the low performance of students in schools is becoming alarming and needs to be addressed. However, in some cases the type of school affects the academic performance of students.
Nigerian secondary schools are a combination of boarding and de-boarding (day) students. Boarding students are students that reside in the schools while day students usually come to school every morning to receive lectures and hereafter return to their homes after school session. However, the debate on the most appropriate or suitable for students is still on and has not reached a consensus. Some schools of thought maintain that the de-boarding is better than boarding schools and vice-versa.
Recent research has shown that secondary schools are not living up to expectation in discharging its obligations. Omoregie (2005) lamented the products of today’s secondary system can neither usefully live in the society nor move into higher institution without their parents’ aid or forgery. It must be stressed that education cannot be an instrument par excellence for achieving national development where the secondary education is not effectively managed to accomplish its aims and objectives.
According to Ajayi (2002) and Omoregie (2005), secondary education in Nigeria is riddled with crises of various dimensions and magnitude all of which combine to suggest that the system is at crossroad. This crisis usually affects the academic performance of students in the schools thereby the aims and objectives of secondary education are not being attained. It is based on this background that the study seeks to determine the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
- STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
There has been a decline in the general academic performance of senior secondary school students in Nigeria. The poor achievement of students in science and arts subjects is very discouraging. According to Okeke (1997), the teaching of science concepts to pupils have over the years posed a challenge to teachers. The author observed that the poor performance is unfortunate and largely due to the methodology employed by many teachers, type or nature school, school location and also school type affects the performance of students in secondary schools.
Most importantly, the type of school either a boarding or day school usually affects the students’ performance. Students in day and boarding school perform poorly in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations. Following this trend, these students often experience challenges in gaining admission into tertiary institutions for further studies. In the light of the above statement, the researcher intends to provide empirical evidence on the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State.
1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of boarding and de-boarding on the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau State. Specifically, the study intends to achieve the following objectives.
- To ascertain the nature and cause of poor academic performance of senior secondary school students.
- To identify the extent to which boarding school affects the academic performance of senior secondary school students.
- To determine the extent to which de-boarding affects the academic performance of senior secondary school
- To determine if a difference exists between mean performance of boarders and day male students
- To ascertain the difference between mean performances of boarders and day male students
- To ascertain the difference between mean performances of boarders and day female students
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The following questions will serve as a guide to the study.
- What are the causes of poor academic performance of senior secondary school students?
- To what extent does boarding school affects the academic performance of senior secondary school students.
- To what extent does de-boarding affects the academic performance of senior secondary school