RELATIONSHIP AMONG HOME BACKGROUND, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

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dc.contributor.authorALKALI, Fatima Larai
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-22T08:41:59Z
dc.date.available2017-05-22T08:41:59Z
dc.date.issued2016-02
dc.descriptionA DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF A MASTERS DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELLING,FACULTY OF EDUCATION AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study employed descriptive survey research design in investigating the relationship among home background, social adjustment and Academic Achievement in biology of Senior Secondary School Students in Niger State, Nigeria. Five research questions and five hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. Three hundred and thirty-one (331) male and female students made up the sample of this study. Home background(parents educational level),Social Adjustment Scale (SAS) and Biology Achievement Test (BAT) were the instrument used for data collation. The data collected were analysed using t-test, ANOVA and PPMC (r). The findings of this study revealed that Significant relationship exists between Home background(parents educational level) and academic achievement of senior secondary school students.(r=.878,p=0.000), significant relationship existsbetween Social adjustment and Academic Achievement of senior secondary school students in Niger State (f = .544, p = 0.000), significant difference does not exist in the academic achievement level of male and female senior secondary school students in Niger State (t=0.244,p=0.002)significant differences exist in the Social adjustment level of male and female senior secondary school students in Niger state. (t=0.306,p=0.759), Significant relationship does not exist in the Social adjustment of students on the account of their Home background(parents educational level) (f = 0.685, p = 0.685).among senior secondary school students in Niger State. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended that parents should create an environment that thechildren can express their opinion without hesitation andthat both male and female students should be given equal opportunity to explore.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9028
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectRELATIONSHIP,en_US
dc.subjectHOME BACKGROUND,en_US
dc.subjectSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT,en_US
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT,en_US
dc.subjectBIOLOGY,en_US
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS,en_US
dc.subjectNIGER STATE,en_US
dc.subjectNIGERIA,en_US
dc.titleRELATIONSHIP AMONG HOME BACKGROUND, SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN NIGER STATE, NIGERIAen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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