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