CASE STUDY: IN ONICHA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EBONYI STATE
APPROVAL PAGE
This research project has been approved for the
department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education in Ebonyi, State
University, Abakaliki in partial fulfillment of the requirement degree in
educational foundation.
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Dr. Mrs. Sarah Egwu Date
Project
Supervisor
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Faculty of Education Date
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CERTIFICATION PAGE
This is to certify that Mrs. Igwe Grace with Reg. No
EBSU/WASP/2004/5046 carried out this research work in the department of
Educational Foundation, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki.
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Dr.
(Mrs) Sarah Egwu Date
Project
Supervisor
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Dept
of Educational Foundations
DEDICATION
This project work is dedicated to God Almighty, who
out of His love and protection saw me to this height and to my beloved husband and children.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
I wish to express my sincere
gratitude to God Almighty for His grace throughout my studies.
I am particularly indebted to my supervisor Dr. (Mrs)
Sarah Egwu for her patience in reading through my scripts. My gratitude also
goes to my lecturers Mrs. Emesina, Mrs. P. I. Eze, Dr. S. N. Ajah, Dr. O. Nwite,
Dr. J. O. Egbo, Dr. D. I. Igba, Rev. C. Nnanami Rabbi, Dr. P. Nwakpa and also
Professor B. E. Alumode for impacting the knowledge in me. The H.O.D, director
of WASP Programme, Rev. Fr. (Dr) Anthony Echiagu for the help they rendered to
me during the time of this work, and my entire class mates especially (Bro)
James Ede for the role they played.
My appreciation goes to my lovely husband, (Bro) Peter
Igwe for his financial support, who was solidly behind me, encouraging me in
every step I take. My gratitude also goes to my academic adviser Rev. Professor
E. Akumah for the help he rendered me during the time of this work. Again, my
thanks goes to my friends and my children, I must not forget to acknowledge the
immense contribution of my big brother, Mr. Cyril Chizoba (R.C.C) and his wife.
Finally my appreciation goes to those who have
contributed in one way or the other in making this work a success.
ABSTRACT
The
study aimed at finding the causes of poor performance in Senior Secondary
School Certificate Examination (SSCE), in Onicha Local Government Area of
Ebonyi State. The main purpose of this study is to examine the root causes of
poor performance of students in SSCE. Six research questions were raised to
guide the study. The research design used in this study is a descriptive survey
design. The population for the study consists of all the fourteen (14)
registered secondary school which has 2,539 students. During this research,
sample size of 175 students was used. The instrument for data collection is a
questionnaire survey which was validated by three experts. The data collected
was filled by the respondents which consisted of parents, teachers and students
from different background. The
researcher used mean (X) and frequencies to analyze the data. The following
findings were made: examination malpractices, shortage of qualified teachers,
government inability to provide basic laboratory equipment, dwindling economy,
instructional method, and indiscipline in our secondary school. In order to
solve the existing problems in our educational system, the study gave some
recommendations which if wisely applied will lead to excellent performance in
SSCE, this include: provision of conducive learning environment for student and
teachers by providing basic materials needed for teaching and learning
enlightenment campaign against examination malpractices would also go a long
way to increase discipline.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title
page i
Approval
page ii
Dedication
iii
Acknowledgment
iv
Abstract
v
Table
of contents vi
CHAPTER ONE:
Introduction 1
Background
of the Study 1
Statement
of the Problem 5
Purpose
of the Study 6
Significance
of the Study 7
Scope
of the Study 9
Research
Question
CHAPTER TWO:
Literature
Review 11
Shortage
of Qualified Teachers 15
Instructional
method 19
The
Conceptual Nature of
Discipline problems in
our public schools 24
Indiscipline
in Secondary schools 30
CHAPTER THREE:
Research
Methodology 35
Research
Design 35
Area
of the Study 35
Population
of the Study 36
Sample
and sampling technique
Instrument
of Data Collection 36
Validation
of the Instrument 37
Reliability
of the instrument 37
Method
of Data Collection 38
Method
of Data analysis 38
CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation
of Result and Data
Analysis 40
Summary
of Findings 48
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion
of Findings 50
Educational
Implication 53
Recommendation
54
Limitation
of the study
Suggestion
for further Study 55
Summary
56
References
57
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
FACULTY OF EDUCATION EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI