COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS FROM 2003-2007. (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA

The research investigated the comparison of academic performances of junior Science in External Examinations from 2003- 2007. This study is a survey research design. It is a research conducted on a large number o f people to identify general opinion. The study was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area. The area belongs to Enugu Educational Zone. The population of the study consist of all the students and teachers in junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. The population of the students are 20, 470 while that of teachers are 4, 300. We used four junior secondary schools as our sample out of the junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. Random  sampling techniques were used to select ten (10) students from each of the schools used in the table listed above to ensure that the relevant features of the population were adequately represented. Five (5) staff (teachers) from each of the schools were also sampled. The instrument used was a questionnaire design to elicit responses on the items in questions. The researchers used the four like scale of strongly agreed (SA), Agreed (A) Disagreed (D) and strongly |Disagreed (SD). The respondents are required to tick against the column that best describes their views in each item. The questionnaire will be distributed to ten (10) students from each schools and five (5) teachers from each schools and will also be collected through item. The researchers’ used mean to analyze and interpret the data. Interpretation of the data was based on the following scores interval:

SA – Strongly Agreed – 4 points

A  – Agreed  –   3 points

D – Disagreed –  2 points

SD- Strongly Disagreed – 1 point

The output was determined by finding the mean of each number.

Title page

Approval page

Certification

Dedication

Acknowledgement

Abstract

Table of contents

CHAPTER ONE:

INTRODUCTION

Background of the study

Statement of the problem

Purpose of the study

Significances of the study

Scope of the study

Research questions

Limitations

CHAPTER TWO:

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Teachers’ perception on the conduct of external examination

The external examination bodies in Nigeria

External examination and assessment

CHAPTER THREE:

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Research design

Area of the study

Population of the study

Sample and sampling techniques

Instrument for data collection

Method of Data analysis

Decision rule

CHAPTER FOUR:

PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

Research question 1

Research question 2

Research question 3

CHAPTER FIVE:

DISCUSSION, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

Discussion of findings

Educational implication

Recommendation

Summary and conclusion

References

Appendix