SCHOOL VARIABLES AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

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Kyala Istifanus
Dr. Samaila Hamza
Prof. M. M. Aliyu

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The study examined school’s variables as predictors of business students’ academic achievement in secondary schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria. The study had four specific objectives. In line with the specific objectives, four research questions and hypotheses were raised. Ex-post facto research design was used. The population of the study comprises of all Business studies final year junior secondary school students (JSS. 3) in private and public secondary schools in Bauchi State, Nigeria and 21 junior secondary schools were purposively selected comprising of 3157 students were used as the sample for the study. One research question and one hypotheses guided the study. The data for this study were obtained from the selected school authorities/examination office. Frequency count, percentage, mean and standard deviation were used for the descriptive statistics in order to answer the research questions while independent t-test was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05% level of significance. The findings revealed that school size, was found to be the school variable that predict students’ academic achievement in Business studies in Bauchi States. The study concluded that, increase in the number of enrollment increase students’ academic achievement. The study recommends government should put more effort and input into the students who are enrolled in large schools so that they could meet up with their counterpart who are enrolled in small size and thus having a positive impact on their academic performance, they should try and do more by making school fees affordable for the less privilege.

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Kyala Istifanus, Dr. Samaila Hamza, & Prof. M. M. Aliyu. (2022). SCHOOL VARIABLES AS PREDICTORS OF STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA. Galaxy International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 10(3), 82–90. Retrieved from https://internationaljournals.co.in/index.php/giirj/article/view/1416
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