Benue State University, Makurdi

INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ON STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BENUE STATE OF NIGERIA

Joan Nike Ada, PhD, Caroline Nguyiman Ahua and Jackson Azever Ter Inguran PhD

Abstract

This study investigated the influence of school facilities on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Benue State Nigeria. Two research question and two hypotheses guided the study. The ex-post facto design was adopted for the study. The population was 7,100 teachers from 489 federal and state public secondary schools in Benue State of Nigeria. A sample of 640 or (9%) teachers from 40 or 8%of federal and state public secondary schools were sampled using proportionate random sampling technique. School Facilities and Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (SFSAPQ) was used for data collection. Mean scores and standard deviation were used to answer the research questions. Chi-square (x 2 ) test of goodness of fit was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings established that there is significant impact of school laboratory and school hostel accommodation on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Benue State of Nigeria. Based on the results of this study, it was established that school facilities have independent and joint impact on students’ academic performance in public secondary schools in Benue State of Nigeria. The study recommended among others that school administrators of secondary schools in Benue State of Nigeria should improve on the provision of school laboratory. Both federal and state governments should provide hostel accommodation in all their public secondary schools to enhance students’ academic performance.

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