HOME BACKGROUND VARIABLES AND PRIMARY SIX PUPILS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of home background variables and primary six pupils academic achievement in English Language. Three research questions were raised and converted to three hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance. The population was made of 3041 and the sample of the study consist of 200. The research design was ex-post facto research design. The sampling technique adopted for the study was the stratified random sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection was questionnaire validated by experts in measurement and evaluation and the reliability estimate was 0.78. The statistics utilized for data analysis was independent t-test. The findings of the study revealed that parental income level, parental educational attainment and parental occupation significantly influenced pupils academic achievement in English Language. It was therefore recommended among others that parents should at least attain a level of education and get involve in meaningful jobs that will bring home reasonable income to support their wards needs academically.
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