FAMILY SIZE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN SOCIAL STUDIES

FAMILY SIZE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN SOCIAL STUDIES 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title Page

Declaration

Approval Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

Abstract

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

1.1          Background to the Study

1.2          Statement of the Problem

1.3          Purpose of the Study

1.4          Research Questions

1.5          Hypotheses

1.6          Significance of the Study

1.7          Scope/Delimitation of the Study

1.8          Definition of Operational Terms

CHAPTER 2: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY

3.1          Design of the Study

3.2          Population of the Study

3.3          Sample and Sampling Techniques

3.4          Research Instrument

3.5          Validity of the Instrument

3.6          Reliability of the Instrument

3.7          Administration of the Instrument

3.8          Data Analysis Technique

CHAPTER 4: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

4.1          Analyses of Data Results

4.2          Summary of Major Findings

4.3          Discussion of the Findings

CHAPTER 5: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1          Summary

5.2          Conclusion

5.3          Recommendations

5.4          Suggestions for Further Studies

References

Appendixes

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1      Background to the Study

The academic performance of any child cannot be separated from the family in which the child grows. A healthy home background offers emotional security to a child (Agholor, 2022). Clark (2015) defines a family as any group of people that are related by blood or marriage especially a group of two grown-up people and their children. Indeed, there are nuclear and extended families.

Nuclear family consists of only the husband and his wife together with their children whereas extended family consists of the husband, the wife, the children and other relations living together in a large family compound.

The impact of family background on the academic achievement in school is receiving wide acknowledgement in many educational cycles within the globe; Asaga (2016), stressed that the home and parents occupy the most important position in the child’s educational attainment and whatever they could make out of it.

FAMILY SIZE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN SOCIAL STUDIES 

The child’s environment outside the school (i.e. home background) determines his academic performance in school as an educational institution. Moreover, paying serious attention to the influence of family structure on academic and social development is critical as the number of children in large family continues to increase. The family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies.

Furthermore, according to Isangedighi (2017), family size can affect the academic performance of pupils in Social Studies positively or negatively. In fact, it is important to imagine that family size of parents can have some effects on the academic achievement of children in schools. What so ever affect the family of the learners would possibly affect their education or disposition to it.

Indeed, family size of the learners is one of such variables. The nature of family from which a child belongs has a lot of influence on the general life pattern of the child as well as academic performance in school (Amalo, 2012). It is in the light of the foregoing that this study seeks to examine family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies in primary schools.

1.2      Statement of the Problem

Specifically, the problem of this study is pupils’ academic performance in social studies in primary school. In fact, it has been observed that academic performance of pupils in this core subject like Social Studies has been poor. Also, the academic performance of any child cannot be separated from the family in which the child grows. The family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies.

Moreover, parents’ attribute this poor academic achievement of their wards to teachers as not doing their teaching work effectively. However,  the teachers in turn blame the parents for not providing their children with the necessary school materials. Thus, which could enhance pupils’ academic performance in school as home is the first agent of socialization of any individual learner.

Therefore, it was based on the above issue that the researcher intends to examine family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies in primary schools.

1.3      Purpose of the Study

The main purpose of this study was to examine family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies. Specifically, the objectives of the study are:

1. To compare the academic performance of pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
2. To compare the academic performance of male pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
3. To compare the academic performance of female pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.

1.4      Research Questions

For the purpose of this study, the following research questions were asked.

1. To what extent does academic performance of pupils in Social Studies from small family size differ from large family size?
2. How does the academic performance of male pupils in Social Studies from small family size differ from large family size?
3. To what extent does the academic performance of female pupils in Social Studies from small family size differ from large family size?

1.5      Research Hypotheses

The following research hypotheses were formulated to guide the study:

1. There is no significant difference between academic performance of pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
2. There is no significant difference between academic performance of male pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
3. There is no significant difference between academic performance of female pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.

1.6      Significance of the Study

The study which aimed at finding the impact of family size on academic performance of pupils is important to:

• Parents: This is because it will aid them to know the number of children they suppose to have so that they can cater for them academically.
• Secondly, it will help the curriculum planners to take full cognizance of individual difference among children in any teaching/learning environment. The family size and academic performance of primary school pupils in social studies.

• Teachers: As they will adopt new dimension/approaches while teaching Social Studies to the pupils.
• Finally, the research work will be of immense important to future researchers who may wish to carry out similar study on the subject.

Definition of Terms

Family Size: This refers to the number of children raised in a given or particular family.

Parents: In brief, this is a person (s) who beggots or produces children and carry the parental responsibility.

Academic Performance: This refers to the child’s examination scores or  results in  schools.

Social Studies: In brief, this is the study of man and his physical environment.

Pupils: This is principally used to describe individual or person who undergoes studies in primary school.

Conclusion

Based on the research questions and hypotheses of this study; the following conclusions were drawn:

1. There is a significant difference between academic performance of pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
2. There is a significant difference between academic performance of male pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.
3. There is a significant difference between academic performance of female pupils in Social Studies from small family size and large family size.

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