REASONS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS FAILURE IN COGNITIVE PLACEMENT EXAMINATION CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the study Education system in Nigeria has been in crisis for many years largely due to the fact that the sector is poorly funded. This has led to shortage supply of learning materials and human resources being experienced in the […]
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF BROKEN HOMES ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study The family is the child’s first place of contact with the world. The child as a result, acquires initial education and socialization from parents and other significant persons in the family. Agulana (2000) pointed […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Mid term test is a relatively new innovation to our education system. It is seen as one of the major outcome of the deliberations of Nigeria National curriculum conference that was held in 1969. It is put in National Policy on Education this “educational assessment and evaluation will […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study The issue of academic performance among secondary school students has been a matter of great concern to educators, parents and government. Even though measures have been taken to improve the situation, a large proportion of secondary school students perform poorly. Secondary school students in recent times tend […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study From the nineteen sixties to the early nineteen eighties, public secondary schools in Nigeria provided quality boarding facilities for students. Then it was the prerogative of religious groups to do so because they were running the schools. This was attributed to the fact that they were the […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Emotional adjustment can be described as the behavioural process by which human being maintains equilibrium among their various need or between their need and the obstacle of environments. Mallinckrodt (1994). A sequence of adjustment begins when a need is felt and ends when it is satisfied. Hungry […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Hygiene refers to conditions and practices that help to maintain health and prevent the spread of diseases (World Health Organization, 2014). According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) hygiene is an act that can lead to good health and cleanliness such as frequent hand-washing, regular […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background of the Study The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights: civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. The Convention sets out these rights in 54 articles and two optional protocols. It voices the basic human […]
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Attendance to school is very important during educational activities or academic studies. The issue of school attendance of primary school in rural areas has been a problem affecting the performance of student. School and home factors affects students’ attendance, the social status and educational level of parents […]
