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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: Trends of students’ performance in Biology in external examinations indicated that less than 50% of candidates usually pass the subject at minimum of credit level. Empirical studies that investigated causes, focused on teachers’ ineffectiveness and inadequate learning and teaching facilities. The extent to which school process variables such as students’ quality school participation variables affect students’ academic performance especially in Biology is yet to be established. This study examined the predictive influence of quality school participation variables on students’ achievement. Adopting the Ex-post facto design, a total of 1,725 students were randomly selected among the secondary school students in the state capitals in South-West Nigeria. Quality School Participation Scale (QSPS) r=0.78 and Biology Achievement Test (BAT) r=0.80 were used for data collection. Significant relationship exist between students’’ attendance in school and achievement in Biology (r=0.126). Also punctuality to school (r=0.113), Class assignment (r=0.87,); home assignment (r=0.88,), availability of learning materials for study (r=0.080) correlate positively with achievement in Biology. The result reveal that QSP variables allowed reliable prediction of students’ achievement in Biology (F(5,1798) =25778.852, aside home assignment, the other variables namely: availability of learning materials ß = .578, t = 171.484, class assignment ß = .542, t = 160.539, p<0.05 and’ punctuality ß = .007, t = 2.472, p<0.05 were significant. Recommendations include requesting parents to ensure they procure all necessary basic learning materials for their wards, as well as ensure their participation in school activities. |
| Keywords: Quality school participation (QSP), Punctuality, Home and school assignment, Attendance in school |
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