ABSTRACT
The study investigates the relationship between secondary school students’ parental background and performance in English Language in Ilorin Metropolis.
Data were collected from 200 randomly selected through relationship between parental background and students’ performance in English questionnaire. Data collected were analysed through frequency counts, percentage Pearson correlation and t-test.
The result revealed that there was no significant relationship between parental background and students performance in English Language on the comparism, there were no significant different in the relationship between parental background and students performance in English Language on the basis of sex, age group and family type.
Based on the outcome of the study, it was recommended that schools should strife to improve the teaching and learning process in English Language by providing textbooks at all levels. Teachers in English competence should also be improved by training and retraining.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CONTENTS PAGE
TITLE PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS iv
ABSTRACT v
TABLE OF CONTENTS vi
LIST OF TABLES ix
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background to the Study 1
Statement of the Problem 4
Purpose of the Study 5
Research Questions 6
Research Hypotheses 7
Significance of the Study 8
Delimitation and Scope of the Study 9
Definition of Terms (Operational Definitions) 10
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE RELATED
LITERATURE
Concepts of Academic Performances 12
Student Home Background 16
Indiscipline as an Hindrance to Academic
Performance 17
Roles of Parents in Educational Development of
Students 19
Parents’ Level of Education and Student’s
Academic Performance 23
Parents’ Type of Occupation and Student’s
Academic Performance 25
Parents’ Income and Students Academic
Performance 28
Home Environment and Student’s Academic
Performance 31
Family Size and Birth Order and Students
Academic Performance 37
Parent-child Interaction and Student’s Academic
Performance 38
Appraisal of the Review of Related Literature 40
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHOD
Research Design 42
Population of the Study 43
Sample and Sampling Techniques 43
Instrumentation 43
Validity of the Instrument 44
Reliability of the Instrument 45
Administration of the Instrument 46
Method of Data Analysis 46
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Results 47
Discussion of Findings 52
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Summary 54
Conclusion 55
Implications of the Study 54
Recommendations 57
Suggestions for Further Study 58
REFERENCES 59
APPENDIX 62
