ATTAINMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL NEEDS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRIMARY PUPILS IN OWAN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA EDO STATE

This study examined the attainment of pupils physiological needs and academic performance of primary school pupils in Owan West LGA. To guide this study, Six research questions were raised. Two were answered while four were formulated into hypotheses and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study was a descriptive survey research which adopted the correlational research design. A total of 100 respondents who are parents of pupils in public primary schools in Owan West LGA formed the sample of the study. The research instrument used was a questionnaire titled "Physiological needs and academic performance of pupils questionnaire (PNAPPQ)." Data collected were analysed using mean score, standard deviation, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient and the Fisher Z test. The findings revealed that the level of attainment of pupils physiological needs and the level of academic performance of primary pupils were high in Owan West LGA. The findings further showed that there is no significant relationship between the level of attainment of physiological needs and academic performance of primary school pupils. Other findings include that there is no significant difference in the relationship between the level of attainment of physiological needs and the level of academic performance of primary school pupils in Owan West Local Government of Edo State based on location, parents educational background and socio-economic status of the family. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that; government agencies and other non-profit organizations should consider taking up water and sanitation projects to the grassroots to ensure better learning outcomes from pupils. Sleep has influence on academic performance. Pupils should have at least 8 hours of sleep daily, as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).