ABSTRACT
Comparison of academic performance the research investigated the comparison of academic performances of junior Science in External Examinations from 2003- 2007. This study is a survey research design. It is a research conducted on a large number of people to identify general opinion. The study was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area. The area belongs to Enugu Educational Zone. The population of the study consist of all the students and teachers in junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. The population of the students are 20, 470 while that of teachers are 4, 300. We used four junior secondary schools as our sample out of the junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. Random sampling techniques were used to select ten (10) students from each of the schools used in the table listed above to ensure that the relevant features of the population were adequately represented. Five (5) staff (teachers) from each of the schools were also sampled. The instrument used was a questionnaire design to elicit responses on the items in questions. The researchers used the four like scale of strongly agreed (SA), Agreed (A) Disagreed (D) and strongly |Disagreed (SD). The respondents are required to tick against the column that best describes their views in each item. The questionnaire will be distributed to ten (10) students from each schools and five (5) teachers from each schools and will also be collected through item. The researchers’ used mean to analyze and interpret the data. Interpretation of the data was based on the following scores interval:comparison of academic performance
SA – Strongly Agreed – 4 points
A – Agreed – 3 points
D – Disagreed – 2 points
SD- Strongly Disagreed – 1 point
The output was determined by finding the mean of each number.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the study – – – – – – – – 1
Statement of the problem – – – – – – – – 3
Purpose of the study – – – – – – – – – 4
Significances of the study – – – – – – – – 5
Scope of the study – – – – – – – – – 5
Research questions – – – – – – – – – 6
Limitations – – – – – – – – – – 6
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
Teachers’ perception on the conduct of external examination – – 8
The external examination bodies in Nigeria – – – – 13
External examination and assessment – – – – – 17
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design – – – – – – – – 24
Area of the study – – – – – – – – – 24
Population of the study – – – – – – – – 24
Sample and sampling techniques – – – – – – 24
Instrument for data collection – – – – – – – 25
Method of Data analysis – – – – – – – – 26
Decision rule – – – – – – – – – 27
CHAPTER FOUR: PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
Research question 1 – – – – – – – – 28
Research question 2 – – – – – – – – 29
Research question 3 – – – – – – – – 31
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
Discussion of findings – – – – – – – – 36
Educational implication – – – – – – – – 38
Recommendation – – – – – – – – – 39
Summary and conclusion – – – – – – – – 41
References
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION