Relationship Between Learning Environment and Secondary School Students’ Academic Performance in Nasarawa North Senatorial District of Nasarawa State - Nigeria
*1Lega Asoloko Ezekeil, 2Agi Kabiru Musa & 3Charles Long’an Dalla
*1&2Department of Educational Foundations, Federal University of Lafia. Email: legaezekiel@gmail.com*1 agikabirumusa@gmail.com2
Department of Science Education, Federal University of Lafia. Email: longancd49@gmail.com3
Abstract
This study examined the relationship between learning environment and academic performance of secondary school students in Nasarawa North Senatorial District of Nasarawa State. The design for the study was correlational research design. The population for the study comprised of all public secondary schools SS2 students in the study area. Through random sampling technique, 384 students were selected for the study. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire. The instrument was validated and validity index of 0.88 was obtained. A pilot study was carried out and reliability coefficient of 0.74 was obtained. Mean and standard deviation were used to answered the research questions, while chi square statistics was used to resolved the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there is a significant relationship between facilities in the learning environment and students’ academic performance in public senior secondary schools in Nasarawa North Senatorial District of Nasarawa State. It was further revealed that there is a significant relationship between students’ attitude to learning in learning environment and their academic performance in public senior secondary schools. it was concluded that students’ academic performance in Nasarawa North Senatorial District depends on the state of learning environment. Recommendations were made that the government should inject more funds into the educational system for the procurement of teaching and learning facilities such as building of modern classrooms, laboratories, libraries and furniture among other recommendations
Keywords
Relationship, Learning, Environment, Academic Performance
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