Browsing by Author "Omofuma, Mercy Ajwanehi"

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    ASSESSEMENT OF SENIOR SCHOOL STUDENTS’ PLANT UTILIZATION AS CORRALTE OF THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOUTH-SOUTH, NIGERIA
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2021-03-22) Allahnana, Kwanza Maikudi; Omofuma, Mercy Ajwanehi
    This study investigated the reliability of school plant utilization and students ’ academic performance in south-south, Nigeria. Correlational survey research design was used in this study. The target population for this study comprised all 218050 SS2 students in public senior secondary schools of South-South Nigeria. In South-South geo-political Zone, there are 1679 senior secondary schools with principals, 20,870 teachers and in 1679 public senior secondary schools. A questionnaire titled Reliability of School Plant Utilization and Students’ Academic Performance (RSPUSAP) designed as an instrument for data collection. Content validity was used with the reliability index of 0.88 using Cron bach's alpha method. Means and standard deviations were used to answer the research questions while the hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 level of significance using pvalues (probability values) of Pearson product moment correlation. Finding from the study revealed that there is no significant relationship between reliability index of school
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    Assessment of Community involvement on School Management and Economics Students’Academic Performance in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
    (Department of Educational Foundation, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2021-05-11) Musa, Zainab Saad; Omofuma, Mercy Ajwanehi; Allahnana, Kwanza Maikudi
    This study assessed the school-community involvement on Economics students’ academic performance in Karshi Development Area of Nasarawa state, Nigeria. Descriptive survey research design was used in this study. The population of this study constituted 5 community development Areas with a population of 1456 Parents’ Teachers’ Association with 5 senior secondary schools and 4521 Economics students. Simple random sampling technique was used to sample 400 respondents. Instruments for data collection called Proforma for School-community involvement (PSI) and Economics students’ academic performance (ESAP) were used. The Cranach’s alpha reliability index of SI and ESAP were 0.86 and 0.79.Pearson Chi-square was used for data analysis. The findings from the study revealed that school-community used to involve in terms of funding and has significant inverse relationship with academic performance and provision of instructional materials does not significantly differ on the academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that all parents under Karshi Development Area-should involve themselves in terms of provision of instructional materials for the improvement of students’ academic performance in. Economics. The school management should also find means of providing instructional materials for students.