ABSTRACT
This project work was undertaken to survey the influence of socio-economic background in the academic performance of students a case study of some selected secondary schools in Oredo local government area of Edo State. To find solution to the problems, which give to undertaking the survey questionnaire, were raised to check influence of socio-economic background on the academic performance of students in some selected public secondary school in Oredo local government area of Edo state. From the findings it was discovered that socio-economic performance of students in Oredo local government area of Edo state are affecting the students. Recommendation was therefore made as follows:
1.The local education Boards in Oredo should conjunction with the principals of the various school provide adequate educational facilities in schools (such as a well-stock library where the students who cannot afford the necessary textbooks and other material can borrow.
2.Guidance and counselling service should be intensified in schools so that students could be shown and taught how to succeed despite all odds.
3.Parents should be intimated with the adverse effects of having many children and also they should be encouraged to practice family planning.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of study
Statement of problem
Purpose of study
Basic assumptions
Research question
Significance of study
Scope of study/Limitation of study
Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO
Literature review
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Design
Population
Sample and Sampling technique
Instrument for data collection
Administration of instrument
Validity of instrument
Method of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
Research question one
Research question two
Research question three
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY,
CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Summary of the study
Conclusion
Recommendation REFERENCE
QUESTIONNAIRE
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Our secondary school today offer some subject like chemistry, physics, English language, mathematics, economics, commerce,, fine art, history, government, geography, home economics etc in an attempt to categorize these subject above into broader areas, we would certainly findout that fall under science, social sciences and pure arts. These subject listed above are very important for our day to day exercise and they are designed to relate them to experience in life to achieve success therefore, both side have to be very active in other words, the teachers must be dedicated towards effective teaching and the students must strictly adhere to the rules governing hard work in order to succeed in the pursuit of their academic career in life. It therefore means that poor performance of students is serious problem which demands urgent solutions.
Education is very vital in the human existence because the society and education are interrelated and inter-dependent. This can also be seen in the nature and development of a child born in a given society. The school is an umbrella governing children for different parental background and social background and as such the children learning and rate of academic development is closely related to other experience. The child’s performance in school is determined by environment which the child finds his or her self. In the socio economic different factors can be found, these include social, economic, psychological, cultural, genetic, environmental and emotional.
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
Education has been defined as a continuous process which start from birth and ends at death, parents, teacher’s educators and researchers are aware of factors that could influence or fell on a child performance in school. This effect of education on a child’s life can either be positive or negative and it can both be emphasized based on itemizing the importance of education. The potentiality of a person can be determined by both formal educations he set or receives. Research work on study has shown that when a child is born he is a tabular raser, but both other researchers have shown that a child does not take into school bank. He or she goes into school equipped with what his home has to offer, it is therefore important to know that the research work is designed to investigate and analyze The impact of parents occupational status students performance academically at senior school certificate examination (SSCE) in some selected secondary schools in Benin City. This work hopes to finds out the different in educational performance between children whose parents are academically, socially and economically balanced and those that are not academically, socially and economically balanced.