Benue State University, Makurdi

SCHOOL FACILITIES AND STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN OSHODI-ISOLO L. G. A. SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS, LAGOS STATE

Ahmodu, Abdul-Lateef Olamide and Salaam Sariat Iyabo

Abstract

The study investigated the relationship between school facilities and students’ academic performance in Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area Senior Secondary Schools, Lagos State. The study used a survey research design with a total population of 445 teachers and principals from the eighteen (18) senior public secondary schools as documented by Lagos State School Censor Reports (2021). The Krejcie and Morgan sampling techniques were used to select fifteen (15) Senior Secondary Schools for the study, with a sample size of 196.A questionnaire with a 4point likert scale was used to collect data for this study to gather information from teachers and principals about students’ academic performance. The researcher created a pro-forma to generate students' academic results in SSCE (WAEC) from the principals between 2013/2014 and 2017/2018 academic years. Crombach Alpha reliability was used, and the coefficient was 0.912, which is very good. The method of data analysis used was descriptive and Pearson Product Moment Correlation Statistics to test the research hypotheses. The hypotheses formulated were tested at a 5% level of significance. The study revealed that the levels of school facilities and students’ academic performance were relatively high during the period under investigation. The study also revealed that library and laboratory facilities were positively significant to students’ academic performance. Based on these findings, it was therefore recommended that government should continue to lay more emphasis on school facilities particularly in the areas of the school building and laboratory equipment to improve students’ academic performance.

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