Academic Performance Economics Education Secondary School Students Oredo Local Government Area Edo State Teaching and Learning Instructional Materials Study Habits Learning Environment Time Allocation Fear of Mathematics Teacher Factors Student Factors

This project work was carried out to identify some factors that affects the academic performance of senior secondary school students in Economics in Oredo Local Government Area of Edo State. Seven research questions were raised to achieve the purpose of this study. In carrying out this study, a descriptive survey research design was employed, while a sample size of 60 students and 30 teachers in the selected secondary schools which was five out of the twelve schools. The data were analyzed with simple percentage. The study further revealed other factors which militate against students’ academic performance in Economics. These includes: nonavailability of instructional/learning materials, rather short time allocated to the period, teaching/learning environment, fear of mathematics, students study habit and others. The necessary steps to be taken to ensure that students’ academic performance in Economics improve, were recommended. These include the use of instructional materials by teachers, distribution of economics textbooks to school libraries, more time to be allocated