A SURVEY OF FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE
A SURVEY OF FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION EXAMINATION IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE
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1997-01
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ABBAH, INNOCENT OMACHOKO
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This Thesis, A Survey of Factors Affecting Students’ Academic Performance in
Christian religious Education Examination in Junior Secondary Schools in Benue
State, was undertaken as a result of parents' bitter complaint and internal and external
criticisms about massive failures in examinations in the state, particularly in Christian
Religious Education subject. These criticisms often appear on pages of Nigerian
Newspapers captioned "Falling Standards of Education in Nigerian School".
It is in this perspective that the Researcher embarked on this research study to
investigate why the expected results of teaching and
learning Christian Religious Education in Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) are not
being fully realized in the lives of the students.
The subjects of the study were, Teachers and students of Christian .Religious
Education, in the randomly selected Junior Secondary Schools in Benue State. The
main variables examined were, qualified teaching staff available in the Junior
Secondary Schools, teaching methods, availability of adequate instructional materials
and evaluation procedures. The variables were rated by both teachers and students of
Christian Religious Education. The research instrument used for data collection was
the questionnaire for both teachers and students. The JSS III result analysis for four
(4) years, 1991,
1992, 1993 and 1994, were compared for the purpose of percentage passes and
failures over the years.
Four Hypothesis were formed to help interpret the data. The Statistical
techniques used for the analysis and testing of the hypotheses were the tables of
percentages and t-test.
The major findings of the study include: Both teachers and Students claimed
that majority of Junior Secondary Schools were not staffed with qualified professional
CRE teachers to handle the subject effectively and most of the teachers available
were NCE holders who are not academically qualified to teach at this level. The
teaching methods often used by the teachers are storytelling and discussion methods.
Both group of respondents claimed that instructional materials available in most Junior
Secondary Schools are inadequate, especially projectors, Radio, Educational
television, Tape Recorders and Video Films. Majority of the respondents claimed that
most CRE teachers lack professional knowledge of using evaluation techniques in
teaching-learning process.
It was concluded that the factors militating against students' academic
performance in Christian Religious Education examination in Benue State are, lack of
qualified CRE teachers in the Junior Secondary Schools to handle the teaching of the
subject effectively, lack of professional knowledge in use of varieties of teaching
methods, problems of inadequate instructional materials in
most Junior Secondary Schools in the state, and teachers poor knowledge of
evaluation strategies and techniques in the teaching-learning process. Some
recommendations were made for the State Government, School Administrators,
Christian religious Education (CRE) teachers, parents and future researchers.
Description
A Thesis Submitted to the Postgraduate School, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, in
partial fulfillment of requirements for the award of the Master of Education Degree in
Curriculum and Instruction (Christian Religious
Education)
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA - NIGERIA.
JANUARY, 1997
Keywords
A SURVEY,, FACTORS,, AFFECTING,, STUDENTS,, PERFORMANCE,, CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS,, EDUCATION,, EXAMINATION,, JUNIOR SECONDARY,, BENUE STATE.