ABSTRACT
This study
investigated the perceive influence of indiscipline on students’ academic
performance in public secondary schools in Ikwuano Local Government Area of
Abia State. The study adopted a descriptive survey research design. Stratified
proportionate random sampling techniques was used to determine the sample size.
The study collected primary data using a well-structured questionnaire known as
“Influence of Indiscipline on Students Academic Performance in Public Secondary
Schools Questionnaire (IISAPPSSQ)”, which was issued to three hundred and
forty-five (345) respondents, consisting of fifty (50) teachers and two hundred
and ninety-five students. However, a total of three hundred and twenty
questionnaires were retrieved from the respondents. The duly completed and
retrieved questionnaires comprises of forty-five (45) teachers and two hundred
and seventy-five (275) students. Descriptive statistics measures such as mean
and standard deviation values were used to assess the responds of the
respondents regarding the research questions. Independent samples t-test was
used to test the hypotheses. The analysis was conducted using the Statistical
Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. The study revealed that bullying
by the students, students stealing others students’ belongings, acts of disobedience,
truancy, acts of lawlessness and examination malpractices are the major acts of
indiscipline in public secondary school in Ikwuano Local Government Area. Secondly,
the study indicated that the acts of indiscipline are occasioned by nonchalant
attitude of teachers towards students’ indiscipline, anti-social behaviours of
the students, unsatisfied desires of the students, indiscriminate punishment of
student by teachers and senior students, peer group pressure, inadequate
motivation for disciplined actions, and poor moral family up-bringing of
students. The Inferential statistics revealed that there is no significant
difference in the mean ratings of teachers and students on the type of
students’ indiscipline in public secondary schools in Ikwuano Local Government
Area. Lastly, there is a significant difference in the mean ratings of teachers
and students on the effects of indiscipline on students’ academic performance
in public secondary schools in Ikwuano L.G.A. The study recommended among other
things that the Government through the Ministry of Education should enforce
policies in schools to identify, apprehend and apply appropriate punishment on
students discovered to be involved in stealing in schools. Moreover, government
at all levels, parents, teachers, students and stakeholders should work towards
the total eradication of examination malpractice to restore discipline and
enhance dignity and integrity of education system.
NLEWADIM, U (2022). Perceived Influence Of Indiscipline On Students’ Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools In Ikwuano Local Government Of Abia State. Repository.mouau.edu.ng: Retrieved Oct 30, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/perceived-influence-of-indiscipline-on-students-academic-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-ikwuano-local-government-of-abia-state-7-2
UCHE, NLEWADIM. "Perceived Influence Of Indiscipline On Students’ Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools In Ikwuano Local Government Of Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng. Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 12 Oct. 2022, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/perceived-influence-of-indiscipline-on-students-academic-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-ikwuano-local-government-of-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
UCHE, NLEWADIM. "Perceived Influence Of Indiscipline On Students’ Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools In Ikwuano Local Government Of Abia State". Repository.mouau.edu.ng, Repository.mouau.edu.ng, 12 Oct. 2022. Web. 30 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/perceived-influence-of-indiscipline-on-students-academic-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-ikwuano-local-government-of-abia-state-7-2 >.
UCHE, NLEWADIM. "Perceived Influence Of Indiscipline On Students’ Academic Performance In Public Secondary Schools In Ikwuano Local Government Of Abia State" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2022). Accessed 30 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/perceived-influence-of-indiscipline-on-students-academic-performance-in-public-secondary-schools-in-ikwuano-local-government-of-abia-state-7-2