ABSTRACT
The study investigated the school population and students academic performance of universal basic schools in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
The study adopted descriptive research design, the population for this study consisted teachers of all basic schools selected. Ten junior secondary school teachers were selected in sampled school using proportional sampling techniques. Research instrument used were two set of questionnaire, the first questionnaire tagged school population and second question was profoma which indicated the performance of student in English language and Mathematics of basic schools between year 2014 t0 2016 academic years.
Two research questions were raised in this study and analysed with percentage while hypotheses generated were tested with Pearson Product Moment Correlation at 0.05 level of significance.
Findings revealed that there was significant relationship between school population and students academic performance in Ilorin South Local Government Area, Kwara State.
On the basis of findings, it was recommended that government should establish a policy which would control number of student in the class in order to improve teacher’s job performance and population of the school should be manageable and commensurate with available resources while existing vacancy should be determinant factors of the numbers of children to be admitted and placed on school enrollment in each school.
TABLE OF CONTENT
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
ABSTRACT vi
TABLE OF CONTENT vii
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION 1
Background to the Study 1
Statement of Problem 8
Purpose of the Study 9
Research Questions 10
Research Hypotheses 10
Main Hypotheses 11
Operational Hypothesis 11
Scope of the Study 11
Significance of the Study 12
Operational Definition of Terms 14
CHAPTER TWO
Literature Review 15
Concept of Universal Education 15
Concept of School Population 18
Factors Affecting School Population 22
Effects of school Population 25
Concept of students’ Academic Performance 28
Appraisal of Literature Reviewed 31
CHAPTER THREE
Research Design 33
Population Sample and Sampling Techniques 34
Instrumentation 34
Procedure for Data Collection 36
Method of Data Analysis 36
CHAPTER FOUR
Hypotheses Testing 42
Operational Hypotheses 43
CHAPTER FIVE
Conclusion 48
Recommendations 49
REFERENCES 50
QUESTIONNAIRE 55
