PARENTAL ACADEMIC STATUS AND PUPILS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN KINDERGARTEN IN OREDO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, EDO STATE.
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This study investigated parental academic status and pupils' academic performance in kindergarten in Oredo Local
Government area, Edo State. The study also sought to find out if there is any relationship between parental academic status and pupils academic performance in kindergarten in Oredo Local Government Area. The difference in relationship between the parental academic status and pupils' academic performance in kindergarten based on location was also an area of interest in this study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. Two were answered while two were formulated into hypotheses and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. 6 schools formed the sample of the study. The instrument titled “ parental academic status and pupils' academic performance in kindergarten” was a self designed checklist by the researcher to collect data for the study. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson r, and Fischer- Z statistics. The following were among the findings: There is difference in educational attainment between fathers and mothers, Kindergarten pupils in Oredo Local Government Area performed well in various subjects, and their overall academic performance was considered high based on the grand mean score of 81.5. There is no significant relationship between parental academic status and pupils’ performance in kindergarten in Oredo local government area. There is no significant difference in the relationship between parental academic status and pupils’ performance in kindergarten in Oredo local government area based on location of school. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that one of the findings of the study is that fathers are better educated than mothers. This shows the need for society to educate its daughters bearing in mind the closeness and influence of mothers on their young children.
Government area, Edo State. The study also sought to find out if there is any relationship between parental academic status and pupils academic performance in kindergarten in Oredo Local Government Area. The difference in relationship between the parental academic status and pupils' academic performance in kindergarten based on location was also an area of interest in this study. Four research questions were raised to guide the study. Two were answered while two were formulated into hypotheses and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. 6 schools formed the sample of the study. The instrument titled “ parental academic status and pupils' academic performance in kindergarten” was a self designed checklist by the researcher to collect data for the study. Data collected were analysed using mean, standard deviation, Pearson r, and Fischer- Z statistics. The following were among the findings: There is difference in educational attainment between fathers and mothers, Kindergarten pupils in Oredo Local Government Area performed well in various subjects, and their overall academic performance was considered high based on the grand mean score of 81.5. There is no significant relationship between parental academic status and pupils’ performance in kindergarten in Oredo local government area. There is no significant difference in the relationship between parental academic status and pupils’ performance in kindergarten in Oredo local government area based on location of school. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that one of the findings of the study is that fathers are better educated than mothers. This shows the need for society to educate its daughters bearing in mind the closeness and influence of mothers on their young children.
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