EFFECTS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC BACKGROUND ON ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

ABSTRACT
This study determined   the   effect   of socio-Economics background on Academic performance of Secondary school Biology Students in order to study this topic, effect four research questions were raised and answered literature reviews related to this study were reviewed in the following subheadings. They are important of Biology   concept of Socio-Economics  Status. The design of the study is the sampling techniques were random sampling. The instrument used is questionnaire. The instrument was validated by two experts in the school of science Education. The reliability of the instrument was obtained data. Data obtained were analyzed using modified linkert scare and mean. The result showed that SES of the Biology students affects their academic performance of the students in Biology to a high extent. Parent educational background has effect on the academic performance of the students in Biology and there are measures that the students in Biology and there are measures that can be taken to the academic performance. Therefore, the following recommendations were made by the researchers. Counselors should be recruited to various secondary schools to help guide and counsel the students from poor SE background and there should be uniformity in teachers dealing with the students from the different background.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens especially the youth. This is because the development of any nation or community depends youth. This is because the development of any nation or community depends largely on the quality of education of such a nation. It is generally believed that the basis for any true   development   must   commence   with   the  development   of   human   resources. Much   then   is   said   formal  education   remains   the   vehicle   for   social-economic development and social mobilization in any witnessed prolong military rule and aborted civilian administrations, which necessitude the promulgation of decrees, edicts and levels. The inconsistence continuation of government, due to coup de tat de-emphasized   the   continuity   in   the   implementation   of   educational   laws   and polices since 1970’s till the present time. This gradually laid the foundation of fallen standard in education at the primary and secondary school levels (Shittu,2004). Frequently changes of ministers and commissioners of education by successive government coupled with the politicization of education by political parties that emerged in the country’s political  parties that emerged in the country’s political scene   1979   have  also   brought   about   disparity   in   educational   practices,   which caused  differential   academic   performance   and   classroom   functioning  of  both teachers and students, from state to state. Material   academic   performance   and   classroom   function   of   both   teachers   and students from state to state. According to Olotu (1994) in the quest of finding survival feet, the nation has evolved series of socio-economic and educational measures and policies such as structural adjustment programmes (SAP), Austerity measures, universal primary