Influence of School Environment on Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Basic Technology in Public Junior Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Abstract
This study examined the influence of school Environment on Pupils’ Academic Achievement in Basic Technology in public junior secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti state, Nigeria. This study employed descriptive research design. All students offering Basic Technology as a subject in public junior secondary schools in the study area formed the population of the study. Simple random sampling technique was used for the study to select a total number of two hundred (200) Basic Technology students as sample for the study. The instrument for the study was self-designed questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to validity and reliability mechanism. Test-re- test method was used to ensure the reliability of the instrument. The researcher personally administered the instrument (questionnaire) on the selected sample to elicit the relevant information needed for the study. Three research hypotheses were formulated for the study and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data collected were analysed using Chi-Square (X2) statistical analysis package. The findings of the study revealed that; there was significant influence of school environment on teaching and learning of Basic Technology in public secondary schools, there was significant impact of infrastructural facilities on teaching and learning of Basic Technology in public secondary schools and there was significant effect of classroom painting, lighting and aesthetic beauty of the school on Basic Technology students’ attitude to school work. Based on the findings, appropriate recommendations were made.
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