ABSTRACT
This study assesses factors affecting the performance of participants in literacy education in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To guide the study, five (5) research questions were raised and were further formulated to their corresponding hypotheses.
A descriptive research design was adopted. The population of this study consists of all Junior Secondary School three (JSS 3) Students in Egor local Government Area of Edo State (755 male students and 775 female students). Simple random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and fifty (150) junior Secondary School three (JSS 3) public secondary school students. The instruments used for the study was Factors Affecting Participants Performance in Literacy Education Questionnaire “FAPPLQ”. The instrument was validated by research experts including the researcher’s supervisor in Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Benin City. The reliability of the instruments was obtained using Cronbach Alpha method. Data were collected and analyzed using Pearson Product Moment Correlation
The findings revealed that: Authoritarian parenting style, Permissive parenting style, Agreeableness adolescent personality characteristics and Neuroticism adolescent personality characteristics significantly relate to deviant behaviour in adolescent in Oredo Local Government Area while Authoritative parenting style and Extraversion adolescent personality characteristics do not. Also, parenting style and adolescent personality characteristics significantly relates to deviant behaviour in adolescent in Oredo Local Government Area. Study habit, Memorization, Note-taking, Preparation for test and examinations and Self-testing significantly affect academic performance of participants in literacy education in Egor Local Government Area. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that: Government should provide ways of improving study habits in secondary schools e.g by providing well equipped library buildings and facilities and Students should be taught time management and how to utilize their time for study as well as prepare for test and examination.
