INFLUENCE OF COVID-19 ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

The study aims at examining the influence of COVID-19 on academic performance of secondary school students in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo state. The population of the study was 5240 (five thousand two hundred and forty) senior, secondary students in (15) fifteen number of schools in Oredo Local Government Area and a sample of 100 random selected students were used for the study. Three research questions were raised to guide to study. The instrument used in generating data for the study was closed ended questionnaire. the questionnaire was validated by the researcher’s supervisor, and two other experts in measurements and evaluation. The reliability of the instrument based on Pearson Product Moment correlation coefficient test was 0.65. The data generated for the study was analyzed with the use of descriptive statistic ( tables and percentages). From the analysis, it was discovered that COVID-19 influenced the academic performance of secondary school students in Oredo local government area negatively, COVID-19 influenced students learning negatively. Based on the results of the study, the following recommendations were made, Government should provide Secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area with computers and Internet facilities to enhance effective e-learning process, these school management should ensure that there is enough provision for the assessments of online course materials before they are used for teaching and learning activities, the government should ensure that they are provision of well functioning, E libraries in secondary schools in Oredo Local Government Area.