Home Influences on the Academic Performance of Agricultural Science Students in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria

Autor/inn/en	Ndirika, Maryann C.; Njoku, U. J.
Titel	Home Influences on the Academic Performance of Agricultural Science Students in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria
Quelle	In: Research in Education, 88 (2012), S.75-84 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0034-5237
DOI	10.7227/RIE.88.1.7
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Rating Scales; Secondary School Students; Agricultural Education; Foreign Countries; Sampling; Local Government; Textbooks; Family Environment; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Parent Influence; Parent Child Relationship; Fees; Family Characteristics; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Rating-Skala; Sekundarschüler; Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Ausland; Gemeindeverwaltung; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Familienmilieu; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Gebühren; Studiengebühren
Abstract	This study was conducted to investigate the home influences on the academic performance of agricultural science secondary school students in Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State. The instrument used in data collection was a validated questionnaire structured on a two point rating scale. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 150 students from nine secondary schools. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics: frequency and mean to investigate the influence of students' participation in practical agriculture at home, students' engagement in extra lessons, parental influence and parents' motivation to their children. Results indicated that involvement in practical agriculture at home, having extra lessons at home, having a reading timetable and enough textbooks, parents checking of their children's school work, prompt payment of school fees and intact family positively affect the academic performance of agricultural science students. Recommendations were made among which is the need for students to be involved in extra lessons at home and in practical agriculture. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10