It therefore,
becomes pertinent to discuss these findings so as to help in improvement of the education process especially in the
area of study. From the analysis
work, it has been found that academic performance of secondary school
students are generally poor. There are
some factors which counselors stated
that contributed to such poor academic performance of secondary school students. They are as follows: inadequate school
environment, inadequate school supervision Scio-economic status of the parents,
lack of qualified personnel,
poverty, inadequate facilities
for learning, incompetence of the teachers and students themselves.
All or some
of these factors combine to influence the academic performance of students negatively thus
teaching to poor results. These require urgent action to our
education system to ensure a brighter future of the
development of this nation.
The
identified possible effects or
poor academic performance of students like
inability to defend ones certificate , examination mal- practice are not
good men for the
youths who are the future leaders. Some of the things that can lead to
examination mal-practice such as unconducive environment needs to be addressed
by the government because, some parents cannot provide all the necessary
requirements for their wards.
Recommendations
Based or the findings the researchers wish to make the following recommendations.
q. Government, private organizations and
individuals concerned with the business of education should endeavor to address the obstacles
hindering effective academic performance of students. This can be done by
developing some motivation measures for
students through achievement training.
r. there is need for the recognition of
individual differences in students and the
need to deal with them accordingly. Consellors should provided the
necessary assistance and psychological support for students from varying family
backgrounds so to overcome their emotional problems
s. There is also need to keep
enlightening the parents of the importance of the home structure on the live of
children . This is necessary so that parents can understand the implications an consequences
of parental separation and thus
mobilize all resources to curtail the problem arising from the
situation.
t.
Generally, there is need to combat the continuing declining state of
education by providing more funds and
materials for the fulfillment of our
educational system
u. School counselors should be
employed in institution of learning and adequate a supervision to be put in
place ensure provision of necessary guidance services to students