Students Perception on Factors Affecting Students’ Performance in Geography Examination in Secondary School in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State

Maliki Adeku Joseph, Yakubu Bobai Akut, Opara Innocent, Haliru Sagir Musa, Suleiman Umar Bambale, Barau Bani, Idris Rakiya Kabir

Abstract


The study investigates the student perception on factors affecting student performance in Geography Examination in Secondary School in Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State. The population of the study consist of all the population of 1986 students Zaria Local Government Area, Kaduna State. Simple random sampling is used to choose the sample for the work, the sampling size used is 375, the instrument used is simple descriptive and frequency count, the method of the analysis is structured design questionnaire. Result shows that the hypothesis is rejected which state that there is a significant relationship between student’s perception and factors affecting their academic performance in geography examination in senior secondary schools in Zaria LGA. The study recommends that government at all levels are to finance the training and retraining of Geography teachers, teachers should be serious on the training and school heads to ensure that teachers apply the knowledge acquire when trained, government should employ more teachers who are qualified, experienced and have the zeal and passion in order to reduce the poor performance of geography student in examination, and also teachers should create an atmosphere conducive to learning in order to enhance the development of students’ learning experiences.


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