Comparative study of student performance in WAEC biology, chemistry and English from 2004 – 2008 in Enugu North Local Government Area.

In this study the researchers want to know to what extent the student performance in English varies from the student’s performance in biology and to what extent the student performance in English vary from chemistry. This has motivated the researcher towards reviewing all the related literature necessary on the performance of the student in WAEC. The population of the study is all the candidate that took chemistry, biology and English in WAEC from 2004 to 2008 in Enugu North Local Government Area in Enugu State, four (4) school were selected for this study which are:

1.City Girls Secondary School

2.Urban Girls Secondary School

3.Queens Secondary School

4.Metropolitan Girls Secondary School

The instrument for the data collection is self reporting inventories which was collected through the vice principal of the sampled schools, the data collected is the total score of the student who took chemistry, biology and English language from 2004 to 2008, the statistically tools used in the data analysis is person correlation co-efficient i.e.

            N∑XY -  âˆ‘X∑Y

(N∑X2 – (∑X)2) [N∑Y2 – (∑Y)2

And the data analyzed and presented shows that there is significant difference between the student’s performance in WAEC English and biology and there difference between the student performance in WAEC English and chemistry the conclusion is that the student’s performance in science varies from the student’s performance in English based on the finding and conclusion the following recommendation were made, employment of qualified science teacher (e) provision of good equipment for science practical and good training of science teachers.

Title page

Certification

Approval page

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Chapter one

Introduction

Background of the study

Statement of the problem

Purpose of the study

Significant of the study

Scope of the study

Research question

Hypotheses

Chapter two

Literature review

The role of Nigeria examination committee on WAEC

The performance of student in the core subjects

The roles of government on the performance of student in WAEC

the roles of parent on student academic performance in WAEC

WAEC role in student’s performance in WAEC

Summary of review

Chapter three

Research methodology

Research design

Area of the study

Population of the study

Sampling and sampling techniques

Instrument for data collection

Methods of data collection

Methods of data analysis

Chapter four

Data analysis and result

Chapter five

Discussion of the finding

Summary of the study

Conclusion

Recommendation

Reference

Appendix