AN ANALYSIS ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLASS SIZE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT COLLEGE (SECONDARY SCHOOL MAIDUGURI)
Abstract
Nigeria. The study population was total number of students in all secondary schools in both public and private secondary schools in the LGA of the Maiduguri metropolitan council area (MMC) of Borno State while a study size of 50 respondent was randomly selected Government College Maiduguri in Borno State. One validated instrument Students’ Class Size Questionnaire (SCSQ) was used for data collection. Four hypothesis was formulate and answered. Data were analyzed using simple percentage. The result showed that there was significant difference in the academic achievement of students in small and large classes from private schools. There was also significant difference between performances of students from public large and small classes. It was recommended that policy makers and government should ensure that more classrooms are built and number of students in a class should not be more than 30. The Parent Teacher Association (PTA), philanthropist and other charitable organizations are also implored to compliment the effort of the government to boost the performance of students in SSCE by building more class rooms and buildings
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