INFLUENCE OF FAMILY SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA, NIGERIA
Agbo Eunice Oada&Ayuba, Anita Bishara
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Abuja, Abuja
Department of Educational Foundations, University of Abuja, Abuja
Email: oadaagbo@gmail.com&anitabishara@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This study focused on the influence of family socio-economic status on the academic achievement of secondary schools students in Federal Capital Territory Abuja Nigeria. The study was guided by research questions and hypotheses formulated by the researcher. The population used in this study was fifty thousand two hundred and sixty students (50260) among fifty nine (59) senior secondary schools in FCT. Six schools were selectedfrom each of the six area councils with the population of 50 respondents in each school guiding a total number of 300 students. Also, 300 parents were sampled for the study. The researcher employed the use of Socio-Economic Status Questionnaire (FSESQ) designed by him to test the research questions and hypotheses. The researcher also used secondary data namely academic journals, conference paper, internet material, text books, and other relevant materials. The research design used was descriptive survey, while a simple percentage, T-test Chi-square and ANOVA was used for data analysis. The validity and reliability of the instruments were established. The validity and reliability index of 0.88 showed a high reliability of the items. The sectional mean of 3.35 indicates that Family size had influence on Students’ Academic Achievement in the study area. The sectional mean of 3.31 indicated that Parents education level has Influence on student Academic Achievement in the study area. However, the sectional mean of 2.93 indicated that parents’ level of income influenced academic achievement of students in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A significant value of .559 (more than p> 0.05 level of significance) showed that there is no significant difference in the academic achievement of students on the basis of their family size in the Federal Capital Territory. It was recommended that as the level of income affects the child’s academic achievement, it is important that the government should put in place measures to ensure that parents improve their socio-economic status in not only Federal Capital Territory but the entire nation.
