INFLUENCE OF HOME AND PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE ON CHILDREN'S MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
INFLUENCE OF HOME AND PRESCHOOL EXPERIENCE ON CHILDREN'S MOTIVATION AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
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2000-08
Authors
MANNIR, ADAMU RAWAYAU
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Abstract
This research work was carried out to examine the influence of home and preschool
Experiences on Primary school children's motivation and Academic Achievement.
Twelve hypotheses were formulated relating to the differences emanating from nursery
school attendance or lack of it among the children, as well as their socio-economic
background (Whether low or high), parental education (literate ov illiterate) and
environment (urban or rural). A sample of three hundred and nine (309) pupils were
selected from a population of four hundred and thirty-two (4.12) from fourteen (14)
sampled schools out of seventy-two (72) schools located in Katsina and Kusada local
Government areas. T-test was used to find out whether there are significant differences in
the mean scores of the subjects from those who attended nursery schools and those who
did not, those from urban and rural areas, high and low socio-economic background as
well as those from literate and illiterate backgrounds
Significance differences were found in all the variables tested. It was found that nursery
school attendance had great enhancing influence in children performances, in cognitive
skills (t= 13.866, p, • 0.0001), social skills (t= 1.773 p 0.0001) and psychomotor skills
(t=l 1.750, p< 0.0001) It was also found that those with nursery education background
were more motivated to learn (t=13.012 p 0.0001) Those children with nursery
education were also found to achieve significantly more in academic tasks, in
mathematics (t-l2.462,p- 00001) social studies ( t = . 0 8 , p 0.0001) and in physical
education (t=l4.373,p' 0.0001). Socio- economic status, urban environment and parental
education were also found to have positive effects on the subject's scholastic
performances Some recommendations were made.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POST GRADUATE SCHOOL IN PARTIAL
FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION (M.ED) IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY
ZARIA NIGERIA
August 2000
Keywords
INFLUENCE, HOME, PRESCHOOL, EXPERIENCE ON CHILDREN'S MOTIVATION, ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT