The Factors Responsible For Primary School Pupils Poor Academic Performances In Primary Science And Computer Science (a Case Study Of Enugu Education Zone)

This research project was on, FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN PRIMARY SCIENCES AND COMPUTER SCIENCE (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU EDUCATION ZONE).  Data were gathered through structured questionnaire information obtained from principals, teachers, assistant head teachers, students and other staff from the selected primary schools within the metropolis.  In an attempt to validate the findings of this study, four (4) research questions were posed.  The main purpose of the study was to establish whether there is actually poor academic performance among primary school pupils in Enugu Education zone and to determine the possible factors responsible for the poor academic performance of primary school pupils.  Data were analysed using the mean.  And based on the data collected, and analysed the following findings were made.  

i)The level of competency possessed by a teacher affect his performance, effectiveness and productivity.

ii)Students can experience difficulties in learning sometime, perhaps because the teaching is too fast or the ambiguity of words used by the teacher.

iii)The teacher ought to be able to rational appraisal of his abilities and try to employ likely to enhance not reduce the impact he hopes to make in the teaching learning process etc.

The researchers concluded that acute shortage of qualified teachers contribute to the poor academic achievement of primary school pupils in both computer and primary science subjects in primary schools, coupled with the fact that teachers scarcely take assessment from pupils after an exposure to instruction to know the extent and depth knowledge of pupils learning.  Besides many problems are found militating against teachers’ performance and effective service delivery and many strategies should be used to improver student’s performance and teachers’ effectiveness in the science subjects in Nigeria primary school Education.  The researchers, however, recommended among other things that the primary education curriculum should be structured basically, to enable pupils to acquire further knowledge on core subjects and develop basic skills as well. And that from time to time, primary science and computer science teachers should be examined for the purpose of certification and for better service delivery in schools.     

TITLE PAGE

APPROVAL PAGE

CERTIFICATION 

DEDICATION 

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 

ABSTRACTS 

LIST OF TABLE 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE: 

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS 

STATEMENT OF HYPOTHESs

DELIMITATION OF THE STUDY 

LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY 

DEFINITION OF TERMS

CHAPTER TWO: 

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 

THE CONCEPT OF PRIMARY EDUCATION 

THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 

TEACHERS CONTRIBUTIONS TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION TO THE POOR 

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF THE PRIMARY EDUCATION

TESTS AND EXAMINATIONS – VIEWED DISTINCTIVELY

ENVIRONMENT INFLUENCE AS A CONTRIBUTING 

FACTOR TO POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF 

PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS

TEST/EXAMINATIONS AS INSTRUMENT FOR 

MEASURING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE 

SUMMARY OF REVIEWED OF RELATED LITERATURE

CHAPTER THREE: 

RESEARCH METHOD

RESEARCH DESIGN 

AREA OF THE STUDY

POPULATION OF THE STUDY

SAMPLE AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES

INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION

VALIDATION OF THE INSTRUMENT

REHABILITES OF THE INSTRUMENT

METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION

METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 

CHAPTER FOUR: 

DATA ANALYSIS AND RESULTS

RESEARCH QUESTION 1

RESEARCH QUESTION 2

RESEARCH QUESTION 3

RESEARCH QUESTION 4

CHAPTER FIVE: 

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

SUMMARY OF PROCEDURES USED 

CONCLUSIONS

RECOMMENDATIONS 

SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER STUDY

REFERENCES