INFLUENCE OF PHYSICAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS IN OVIA NORTH EAST LOCAL GOVERNMENT

ABSTRACT

This study aimed at examining the Influence of Physical School Facilities on the Academic performance of Student in Ovia North East. Related literatures of eminent scholars views on the study were reviewed. A descriptive survey was employed to carry out the study. Three research questions were raised to guild the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The total population comprises of all SS2 students in public secondary schools in Ovia North East Local Government Area. While the sample was a total 74 respondents.

The research instrument employed for this study was a self-structured questionnaire that sought information from the respondents from selected schools. The reliability of the research instrument was ascertained using test-retest reliability technique. The reliability of the retrieved instrument was ascertained using Crombach Correlation coefficient method. A reliability coefficient score of 0.85 was obtained. Data was collected from the respondents and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient

Findings revealed that there is a positive relationship between of physical school facilities on the academic performance of student in Ovia North East local Government Area of Edo State. It was also revealed that there is a positive relationship between schools environment variables on academic performance of student in Ovia North East local Government Area of Edo State. Based on the findings, it was recommended that major educational stakeholders like universal basic education board should make the actual population of students in junior secondary schools known to the federal government for effective planning for overcrowding in schools rather than conceal it.