CLASSROOM CONTROL STYLES AND SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MATHEMATICS IN AKAMKPA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, CROSS RIVER STATE.

This study focused on investigating classroom control styles and academic performance of students in mathematics. The research design adopted for this study was the ex-post facto design. The area of study is Akamkpa Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised and transformed into research hypotheses which was tested at .05 level of significance. The study targeted all the 18 public secondary schools in Akamkpa Local Government Area. The population of the study comprised of both male and female SS2 ~ Students with a total number of (801) during the 2022/2023 school year. To ensure fair representation of the study sample, stratified random sampling was used in selecting and distributing the 10 schools. The researcher worked with 10 schools and sampled 200 respondents which is 25% of the total population. The hat and draw method were used to select those students that participated in the study. The sample of the study stood at 200 SSIII students, representing 25% of the total population of 120. The sample comprises 120 males and 80 females. One instrument was used for the purpose of data collection in the study. The instrument titled Classroom Control Styles and Student Academic Performance Questionnaire (CCSSAPQ), measured the sub-scales of the independent variable such as time management, classroom discipline and Seating arrangement. The researcher used a 4 point Likert scale type questionnaire where the respondents were given specific questions to respond to. Test-re-test method was used and the reliability index produced a score of .72 and .70 respectively. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested using Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient at 0.05 level of significance. Based on the results, findings revealed that there was a significant relationship between, time management, classroom discipline, seating arrangement and students’ academic performance. Based on the findings, it was among other things that recommended that: seating arrangement in classroom should be done in consideration of students’ peculiarity and special needs,