Influence of Family Background on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Biology Students in Anambra State
Influence of Family Background on Academic Achievement of Secondary School Biology Students in Anambra State
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家庭背景对阿南布拉州中学生生物成绩的影响
DOI：
10.4314/afrrev.v7i3.12
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2013
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I. Okonkwo
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A. Osuafor;I. Okonkwo
本研究旨在了解尼日利亚阿南布拉州学生的家庭背景如何影响他们在高中生物学中的学业成绩。研究采用了调查设计。通过简单随机抽样从阿南布拉州Awka、Nnewi和Onitsha教育区的14所学校抽取了546名高中二年级（SS2）生物学学生。三个研究问题和四个假设指导了这项研究。资料收集使用研究者建构的问卷和学生的SS1和SS2学校的结果。结果表明，家庭结构、父母职业、父母文化程度对学生生物学成绩没有显著影响。根据研究结果，本文得出结论，家庭背景对学生在科学（生物）方面的成就没有太大的影响，而大多数以前的研究描绘。因此，研究应集中在其他可能的因素，导致学生在生物和科学表现不佳，以找到持久的解决问题的办法。还提出了一些建议。关键词：生物学，一夫多妻制，一夫一妻制，职业，教育水平，学术成就。
The study sought to find out how family background of students in Anambra State, Nigeria influences their academic achievement in senior secondary school Biology. A survey design was adopted for the study. Five hundred and forty-six (546) Senior Secondary Two (SS2) biology students were drawn by simple random sampling from 14 schools within Awka, Nnewi and Onitsha Education Zones, in Anambra State. Three research questions and four hypotheses guided the study. Data were collected using a researcher constructed questionnaire and students‟ SS1 and SS2 school results. The results revealed that family structure, parents‟ occupation and educational level of parents, did not have significant influence on students‟ achievement in biology. Based on the findings, the paper concludes that family background did not have much influence on students‟ achievement in science (biology) as against what most previous studies portrayed. Researches should therefore focus on other possible factors that contribute to students‟ poor performance in Biology and science generally in order to find lasting solution to the problem. Some recommendations were also made. Keywords: Biology, polygamous, monogamous, occupation, educational level, academic achievement.