INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON MATHEMATICS ACHIEVEMENT OF SS 2 STUDENTS IN BEKWARRA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE NIGERIA
Abstract
ABSTRACT
This study employs an ex-post-facto research design to examine the Influence of Family Background on mathematics achievement of SS 2 students in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two variables were identified for the study namely family background and mathematics achievement. Three research questions were raised to guide the study and three hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The sample comprises three hundred and ten (310) SS 2 Students drawn from fifteen (15) secondary schools randomly selected, consisting of one hundred and seventy male students (170) and one hundred and forty (140) female students, which were determined using Krejcie and Morgan’s (1970) sample size determination table, from the population of 1,570 SS 2 Students. A review of theories and concepts as well as empirical studies related to this study was done. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The analysis on research question one reveals an inferential results of a moderate positive correlation between parents’ level of income and students’ academic achievement which was statistically significant (rs = .490; p=0.000
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