SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

The principal aim of this research is to ascertain the influence of the home environment on academic achievement among secondary school students. To determine this, four research questions where formulated which comprises the questionnaire that was used to solicit factual information from students in (redo local Government area in Edo State through proportionate stratified random sampling techniques. The sample used consisted of hundred students. The data was analyzed by the use of percentages; the factor investigated includes performance of secondary school student in relation to parental socio economic status, parents involvement with school works and other variables in the home environment that may influence student achievement.

This study was carried out to analyze the Impact of learning environment on the
scholarly execution of secondary school students in Ovia North East Nearby Government Range of Edo state. The descriptive overview investigate plan was utilized to carry out this think about. The Populace of the think about comprises of understudies from twenty six (26) auxiliary schools in Ovia North East nearby government range and a test estimate of 300 understudies were arbitrarily chosen from five of these auxiliary schools to carry out this think about. This Rebellious for information collection was the Survey and the Straightforward rate, recurrence tally and cruel was utilized to analyze the information.
The study uncovered that the learning environment comprises of well prepared
classrooms, libraries, research facilities, qualified instructors as well as extracurricular exercises to assist boost understudies execution in school. Too, Instructive foundations are moderately provided in schools to assist meets understudies scholastic needs and help learning. The study moreover uncovered that the learning environment features a major affect on the scholastic execution of auxiliary school understudies which The state of the learning environment predominant in a school setting to a more noteworthy degree decides the level of scholastic execution of understudies. This consider too appeared that instructors have a major part to play in guaranteeing an viable learning environment for
understudies specific with regard to how he oversees the classroom and conducts
professionally with understudies. Based of the discoveries, the ponder prescribes among other things that the directions materials, equipments and apparatuses required for successful educating and learning hones ought to be given to empower understudies obtain commonsense involvement within the program, The budget allotment to the educational segment ought to be expanded in arrange to make strides the arrangement of state of the craftsmanship Instructive offices and Instructors who are the primary contact of understudies ought to be routinely prepared and empowered to go to classes or workshops in agreement with best hones in guaranteeing compelling classroom administration.

This study assessed the impact of domestic violence on the academic performance of secondary school students in Egor Local Government Area, Edo state. A descriptive research design which involved the collection of data through the use of a questionnaire was adopted to solicit information. Three research questions were used to guide the study. The population of the study consists of senior secondary school 2 (SSS 2) students in Egor Local Government Area, Edo state. The sample of the study comprised of one hundred (100) students. Frequency count and percentages were used to analyze the data collected to answer the research questions and the reliability value was 0.81. The findings revealed that domestic violence can influence the academic performance of secondary school students. The studies indicated that domestic violence could be carried out as physical, emotional, verbal, psychological, sexual and economic abuse. The study further revealed that domestic violence is associated with risk factors which low self-esteem, antisocial personality traits, heavy alcohol and drug use, anger, depression, hostility and so on. The findings also revealed that domestic violence due to the risk factors involved affects students' class participation and school behavioural patterns which lowers their academic performance. It was recommended that awareness campaigns should be put in place as this will enable victims to always speak up. Also, there is a need for efforts to be made from the kindergarten level to inculcate more responsible behaviour on the child as this will help them handle anger and emotions rightly when they become adults.