EFFECTS OF SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCES OF STUDENTS IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

ABSTRACT

This research was carried out to examine the effects of social environment on academic performances of students in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State. The sample for this study was selected from ten selected junior secondary schools in the area where ten students were chosen at random from J.S.S.1, J.S.S.2, and J.S.S. 3, making a total of one hundred students. The instrument used for collection of data was the questionnaire which contained both structured and open-ended questions. Data collected was analyzed by the use of percentages, and frequency distribution tables to determine the distribution of the respondents based on different relevant variables identified in the collected data.

TABLE OF CONTENT

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TITLE PAGE                                                                                                            i

CERTIFICATION                                                                                                     ii

DEDICATION                                                                                                           iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT                                                                                         iv

TABLE OF CONTENT                                                                                              v

LIST OF TABLES                                                                                                    vii

ABSTRACT                                                                                                             viii

CHAPTER ONE – INTRODUCTION                                                                     1

1.1       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY                                                             1

1.2       STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM                                                            2

1.3       THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY                                                                3

1.4       SIGIFICANCE OF THE STUDY                                                                 3

1.5       SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF STUDY                                                    4

1.7       DEFINITION OF VARIABLES                                                                              4

CHAPTER TWO – LITERATURE REVIEW                                                          6

CHAPTER THREE – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY                                          14

3.1       RESEARCH DESIGN                                                                                              14

3.2       POPULATION AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUE                                                  14

3.3       INSTRUMENTATION                                                                                 15

3.4       METHODS OF DATA ANALYSIS                                                             15

CHAPTER FOUR – RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS                                                       16

CHAPTER FIVE – SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1       SUMMARY OF FINDINGS                                                                        22

5.2       CONCLUSIONS                                                                                          23

5.3.      RECOMMENDATIONS                                                                               23

REFERENCES                                                                                                          25

APPENDIX                                                                                                                26