ANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS AS A PREDICTOR TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UPPER BASIC SCIENCE, FUNTUA ZONE, KATSINA, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorIKECHI, Agnes Cyril
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-24T11:26:21Z
dc.date.available2021-08-24T11:26:21Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.descriptionBEING A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated classroom psycho-social factors as a predictor(s) to slow learners‟ academic performance in upper basic science, Funtua zone, Katsina Nigeria. A correlation research design was used. The study population comprised of all co-educational Junior secondary II Basic Science students for 2017/2018 session in Funtua education zone with a total of 5044 students. A total of three hundred (300) of Junior secondary two (JSS 2) basic Science students took part in the study. The research instruments used for data collection were, Basic Science Performance Test (BSPT), Intelligent Quotient (IQ) Test and Questionnaire. BSPT was found to have reliability co-efficient of 0.79. The research questions were answered with the used of correlation analysis to determine the extent of relationships of independent variables with dependent variables. Regression analysis was used to test the null hypotheses of the study with the significant level fixed at0.05. The findings showed that there was a significant positive relationship between classroom psychosocial factors of parental influence, teacher-students interaction and academic performance, hence the hypothesis. Based on these findings, relevant recommendat ions were made. A major highlight of the recommendation is that parents should promptly pay the school fees of their childr5en and also ask the children the type of friends they keep during or after school hours.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12564
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectANALYSIS,en_US
dc.subjectCLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL,en_US
dc.subjectPREDICTOR,en_US
dc.subjectACADEMIC PERFORMANCE,en_US
dc.subjectUPPER BASIC SCIENCE,en_US
dc.subjectFUNTUA ZONE,en_US
dc.subjectKATSINA,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIAen_US
dc.titleANALYSIS OF CLASSROOM PSYCHO-SOCIAL FACTORS AS A PREDICTOR TO ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN UPPER BASIC SCIENCE, FUNTUA ZONE, KATSINA, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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