FACTORS AFFECTING PERFORMANCE IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES EXAMINATION IN ZARIA AND SOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

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1991
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DIGGA, PHILIP TANIMU
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This study investigated "factors affecting, performance in Christian. Religious Studies in Junior Secondary School three (J.S.S. III) Examination in Zaria and Soba Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. To achieve, this purpose, six research problem questions were raised. The questions were based on finding out the level of exposure of the students to the course contents, motivation, qualification of the teachers and methodology of teaching the subject. Ten schools were randomly selected out of twenty one schools in the Local Government Areas under study. The schools were selected through the method of casting lots. The subjects of the study were final year students of the Junior Secondary School (J.S.S. III) and all the CRS, teachers in the twenty one schools. Two sets of questionnaires were used to collect data for the study. One was designed to collect data from teachers concerning the exposure of students on the subject, motivation, their qualification, keeping of continuous vi assessment and methodology of teaching CRS. While the other questionnaire was meant to collect data from the students on the exposure and the teaching methods used in lessons. The data were analysed by the use of table of percentages to determine the frequencies of the response. The results of the study revealed that some parents do not encourage their children to study CRS seriously. It also showed that continuous assessments are not properly kept in some schools before the students' final examination. From the result of the study, recommendations were made. These include: That CRS teachers should try and provide teaching aids for their lessons. Unprofessional CRS teachers should try and go for professional training in order to improve on their work. In-house workshops should be organised in CRS Departments. This will help the CRS teachers who are not professionally qualified and also help refresh the qualified teachers. Recommendations for further studies were also made. This includes a comprehensive study on the use of teaching aids in CRS lessons, the keeping of continuous assessment on CRS, parents interests in their children in the study of CRS.
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FACTORS,, AFFECTING,, PERFORMANCE,, JUNIOR,, SECONDARY,, SCHOOLS,, CHRISTIAN,, RELIGIOUS,, STUDIES,, EXAMINATION,, ZARIA,, SOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT,, AREAS
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