Dan Enowhoghomwanma

This study was designed to investigate factors contributing to academic performance of student in Economics in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State. To achieve the purpose intended this study, three research questions were raised to guide the study. The questions raised and examined include: What the factors contribute to the poor academic performance of Economics students of in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State? How do Institutional factors contribute to academic performance of students’ study of economics in Egor Local Government Area of Edo state. How can the academic performance of students of in Economics in Egor Local Government area of Edo State be improved? A simple random sampling technique will be used to sample five (5) schools from the population and simple random sampling technique was used to sample 200 students to form the sample of the study. The reliability index of the instrument was 0.79 using the Cronbach Alpha statistical formula from data from the pilot study carried out on it. The data collected were analysed using frequency count, simple percentage, and mean score standard. The results obtained from the analysis were quite revealing and instructive. The findings from the study revealed that school-related factors such school environment, it was discovered that factors such as physical facilities influence academic performance of students in the study of economics. it was discovered that institutional factors such as conducive learning
environment influence academic performance of students in the study of economics. It was recommended that raising the interest of students in the subject will go a long way in students’ academic performance. Parents should give their children good attitudes towards the schooling of their children, intensifying supervision of schools, instituting incentives packages for teachers.