Influence Of Family Size On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State.
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to
investigate the influence of family size on academic achievements of secondary
school students in Ikwuano Local Government of Abia State. A survey research
designed was used for the study. Four research questions guided the study. The
population of the study was made up of 1800 students and 200 teachers which
made up of 2000 population. The sample comprised 320 students and teachers. The
sample was drawn from the selected local government Area in Abia State. A 20
item questionnaire was designed using the Likert scale model and validated by
the researcher supervisor and two experts in the unit of measurement and
evaluation, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike. The reliability
of the instrument was determined using test-retest method and yielded a
coefficient of 0.81. This was administered to a simple randomized sample of
three thousand two hundred and twenty students and teachers drawn from a
population of two thousand from one local government in the study area. All the
research questions were analyzed using mean scores, and cluster mean scores.
The results of the analyzed data revealed that the family size influences
student's academic achievement, large family with low earning influences the
students' nutrition and implications which leads to poor academic achievement.
Based on these findings, it was recommended amongst others that parents of
students from all families should endeavour to provide study materials for
their children to boost academic success.
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CHUKWUNENYE, A (2021). Influence Of Family Size On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State.. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved May 05, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-family-size-on-academic-achievement-of-secondary-school-students-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2
AKUDO, CHUKWUNENYE. "Influence Of Family Size On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Jul. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-family-size-on-academic-achievement-of-secondary-school-students-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 05 May. 2024.
AKUDO, CHUKWUNENYE. "Influence Of Family Size On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State.". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 22 Jul. 2021. Web. 05 May. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-family-size-on-academic-achievement-of-secondary-school-students-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2 >.
AKUDO, CHUKWUNENYE. "Influence Of Family Size On Academic Achievement Of Secondary School Students In Ikwuano Local Government Area Of Abia State." Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 05 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/influence-of-family-size-on-academic-achievement-of-secondary-school-students-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-of-abia-state-7-2