FACTORS AFFECTING THE PERFORMANCE OF HOME ECONOMICS STUDENTS IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS

A serious government must always strive to help its citizens to reduce poverty and encourage self-sufficiency, self-independent and self-reliance at elementary level. Hence, the introduction of Home Economics as subject in secondary schools educational system as well as a course of study in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. The study sought to find out factors that affect students’ academic performance in Home Economics in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Data were collected through field survey and were subjected to secondary analysis. Three research questions guided the study and three hypotheses were tested. The following were the research objectives: to analyse the institutional factors affecting secondary school students’ academic performance in Home Economics in Akwa Ibom State, to identify the parental socioeconomic factors affecting academic performance of secondary school students in Home Economics in Akwa Ibom State and to assess out the attitudes of secondary school students of Akwa Ibom state towards Home Economics subject.
1.0   Introduction
1.1  Theoretical Background
1.2  Statement of the problem
1.3  Aim and Objectives of the study
1.4  Significance of the study
1.5  Scope of the study
1.6  Organisation of the Research
1.7  Definition of Terms
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction
2.1  Overview Of Educational In Nigeria
2.1.1  Primary and Secondary Sechool
2.1.2  Technical and Vocational Education
2.1.3  Tertiary Education
2.1.4  Admissions
2.3  Significance of Information Technology In Education
2.3  Course Registration System as a Data Application
2.4  Features of a Data Management System
CHAPTER THREE
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
3.0  Introduction
3.1  Research Methodology
3.2  System Analysis
3.2.1  Analysis of the Existing System
3.2.2  Problem of the Existing System
3.2.3  Analysis of the proposed System
3.2.3.1   Advantages of the Proposed System
3.2.3.2  Disadvantages of the Proposed System
3.3  System Design
3.3.1  Input Design
3.3.2  Program Flowchart
3.3.3  Output Design
CHAPTER FOUR
SYSTEM IMPLEMENTATION AND DOCUMENTATION
4.0  Introduction
4.1  System Design Diagram
4.2  Choice of Programming Language
4.3  Analysis of Modules
4.4  Programming Environment
4.4.1  Hardware Requirement
4.4.2  Software Requirement
4.5  Implementation
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.0  Introduction
5.1  Constraint of the study
5.2  Summary
5.3  Conclusion
5.4  Recommendation
References 
Appendix (A) 
Appendix (B)