This
chapter deals with the analysis of data collected for the research study.
The result of the data were neatly
presented in table 1-6 based on six research questions that guided the study.
4.1 Research
Question I
How does students involvement in examination
malpractices contribute to poor performance of students in Senior School
Certificate Examination (SSCE)?
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
1.
|
Students
copying another persons work in exams contributed to poor performance of
student in (SSCE)
|
70
280
|
50
150
|
20
40
|
35
35
|
505
|
175
|
2.88
|
Accepted
|
|
2.
|
Bribing
WAEC officials contributed to poor performance of student in SSCE
|
70
230
|
60
130
|
20
40
|
25
25
|
525
|
175
|
3
|
Accepted
|
|
3.
|
Carrying
in foreign materials (paper) that is not allowed by the supervisor
contributed to poor performance in senior secondary certificate examination SSCE)
|
50
200
|
40
120
|
45
90
|
40
40
|
450
|
175
|
2.57
|
Accepted
|
|
4.
|
Loitering
in the hall in search of WAEC question contributed in senior secondary
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
48
192
|
47
141
|
42
84
|
38
38
|
455
|
175
|
2.6
|
Accepted
|
From the above we observe from the
responses of different persons that the student involvement in all kinds of
examination malpractice do contributed to poor performance in senior secondary
certificate examination (SSCE), this was made manifest through responses of the
respondents in item 1, 2, 3 and 4 student coping another persons work in
examinations contributed to poor performances of student in senior secondary
certificate examination (SSCE). Bribing WAEC officials contributed to poor
performance of student in SSCE; carrying in foreign materials (paper) that is
not allowed by the supervisors contributed to poor performance of students in
SSCE and loitering in examination hall in search of WAEC question contributed
to poor performance of senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE). This
was supported with the following means scores, 2.88, 3, 2.57 and 2.6
4.2 Research
Question II
How does shortage of qualified
teachers affect performance of students in senior secondary certificate
examination (SSCE)?
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
5.
|
Insufficient supply of
qualified teachers contributed to poor performance of student in senior
secondary certificate examination
|
56
224
|
42
126
|
50
100
|
27
27
|
477
|
175
|
2.72
|
Accepted
|
|
6.
|
Irregular payment of
qualified teachers, contributed to poor performance of student in senior
secondary in senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE)
|
60
240
|
50
150
|
40
80
|
25
25
|
495
|
175
|
2.8
|
Accepted
|
|
7.
|
High level of low
certificate contributed to poor academic performance of student in SSCE
|
55
220
|
50
150
|
45
90
|
25
25
|
485
|
175
|
2.7
|
|
|
8.
|
Over-neglecting of teaching
profession contributed to poor performance of student in senior secondary
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
57
228
|
48
144
|
42
84
|
28
28
|
484
|
175
|
2.8
|
Accepted
|
The
result of the data analysis in table II showed the respondents in items 5,6,7
and 8 accepted that insufficient supply of qualified teachers contributed to
poor performance of student in senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE).
High level of low certificate contributed to poor performance of student in
senior secondary certificate examination (SSCE) and over-neglecting of teaching
profession also contributed to poor performance of student in senior secondary
certificate performance of student in senior secondary certificate examination
(SSCE), with mean score of 2.72, 2.8, 2.7 and 2.8 respectively.
4.3 Research Question III How does government inability to provide
basic laboratory equipment affect student performance in senior secondary
certificate examination (SSCE)?
Table
III
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
9.
|
Inadequate provision of
library materials lead to poor performance of student in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
60
240
|
47
141
|
40
80
|
28
28
|
489
|
175
|
2.79
|
Accepted
|
|
10.
|
Poor staffing of schools by
the government contributed to poor performance of students in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
60
240
|
58
174
|
32
64
|
25
25
|
503
|
175
|
2.87
|
Accepted
|
|
11.
|
Government inability to
supply instructional material to schools contributed to poor academic
performance of student in senior school certificate examination (SSCE)
|
70
230
|
45
135
|
45
90
|
15
|
520
|
175
|
2.97
|
Accepted
|
|
12.
|
Late payment of teachers
and staff contributed to poor performance of student in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
240
|
174
|
64
|
25
|
503
|
175
|
2.9
|
Accepted
|
From the above table III, the summary of the result
revealed that the respondent in item 9, 10, 11, and 12 accepted that inadequate
provision of library materials lead to poor performance of students in SSCE,
poor staffing of schools by government, government inability to supply
instructional materials and late payment of teachers and staff contributed to
poor academic performance of students in senior certificate examination (SSCE)
with mean scores of 2.79, 2.87, 2.97 and 2.9 respectively.
4.4 Research
Questions IV
How does poor economy contributed to
poor performance of student in senior school certificate examination (SSCE)?
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
13.
|
Poor socio-economic status
of parents contributed to poor
performance of student in senior school certificate examination (SSCE)
|
80
320
|
50
150
|
15
30
|
30
30
|
530
|
175
|
3.02
|
Accepted
|
|
14.
|
Over-concentration on one
economic revenue contribute to poor performance of student in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
75
300
|
50
150
|
35
70
|
15
15
|
535
|
175
|
3.05
|
Accepted
|
|
15.
|
Over dependence on imported
goods contribute to poor academic performance of student in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
95
380
|
70
210
|
5
10
|
5
5
|
605
|
175
|
3.43
|
Accepted
|
|
16.
|
Poor exportation of goods
and services of the country contributed to poor performance of student in
senior school certificate examination (SSCE)
|
58
232
|
52
156
|
35
70
|
30
30
|
488
|
175
|
2.78
|
Accepted
|
The result in table IV revealed that item 13, 14, 15
and 16 was accepted as a root cause of poor performance of students in senior
school certificate examination (SSCE) with mean scores of 3.02, 3.05, 3.45 and
2.78 respectively.
4.5 Research
Question V
How does instructional method contributed to poor
performance of students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE)?
Table V
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
17.
|
Teaching method of
instruction contributes to poor performance of students in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
70
180
|
60
60
|
15
30
|
30
30
|
530
|
175
|
3.14
|
Accepted
|
|
18.
|
Poor method of teaching
contributed to poor performance of student in senior school certificate
examination (SSCE)
|
75
300
|
50
150
|
35
70
|
15
15
|
535
|
175
|
3.05
|
Accepted
|
|
19.
|
Teachers inability to
control behaviours of students contributes to poor performance of students in
senior school certificate examination (SSCE)
|
70
280
|
50
150
|
30
60
|
25
25
|
505
|
175
|
2.94
|
Accepted
|
|
20.
|
Poor personal qualities of
teachers contributes to poor performance of students in senior school
certificate examination (SSCE)
|
70
280
|
55
165
|
30
60
|
20
20
|
525
|
175
|
3
|
Accepted
|
The above table V shows that respondents to item 17,
18, 19 and 20 accepted that lecture method of instruction contributes to
performance of students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE), poor
methods of teaching, teachers inability to control behaivours of students and
poor persons qualities of teachers contributed to poor academic performance of
students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE) with mean scores of 3.14,
3.05, 2.94 and 2.94 respectively.
4.6 Research
Question VI
How does indiscipline among public schools contributes
to poor performance of student in senior school certificate examination (SSCE)?
|
S/n
|
Items
|
SA
|
A
|
D
|
SD
|
Total score
|
N
|
X
|
Decision
|
|
21.
|
Indiscipline in our public
schools contribute to performance of students in senior school certificate
examination (SSCE)
|
85
340
|
75
225
|
10
20
|
5
20
|
590
|
175
|
3.37
|
Accepted
|
|
22.
|
Disobeying or going
contrary to rules and regulations guiding a given organization affect
students performance in senior school certificate examination (SSCE
|
101
404
|
40
120
|
30
60
|
4
4
|
588
|
175
|
3.36
|
Accepted
|
|
23.
|
Indiscipline among parents
has influence student and contributed to poor performance of students in
senior school certificate examination (SSCE)
|
58
232
|
52
156
|
35
70
|
30
30
|
488
|
175
|
2.8
|
Accepted
|
The responses from table VI revealed
that indiscipline in our public schools contributed to poor performance of
students in senior certificate examination (SSCE), disobeying rules and
regulation guiding school affect students performance in SSCE and indiscipline
among parents has influence student and contributed to poor performance of
students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE). These item 21, 22 and
23 has the mean scores of 3.37, 3.36 and 2.8 respectively.
4.7 Summary
of Findings
The problems of poor performance of students in senior
school certificate examination (SSCE), is of paramount importance to academic
and scholastic achievement.
The
following findings were:-
1.
Student over
independence on examination malpractice lead to poor academic performance of
students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE).
2.
Government inability
to provide necessary materials to the school lead to poor academic performance
of students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE).
3.
Because of poor
economy, government decide to retain the less qualified and in-experienced
teachers, because their salaries are small and it contributed to poor academic
performance of students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE).
4.
Over-neglecting
of teaching profession leads to shortage of qualified teachers which contribute
to poor performance of students academically in SSCE.
5.
Teaching methods,
personal qualification of teacher, poor methods o teaching and teacher
inability to control behaviours of students contributes to poor academic
performance of students in senior school certificate examination (SSCE).