INFLUENCE OF FAMILY BACKGROUND ON PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ABSTRACT
The research work is aimed at investigating the Influence of Family Background on Primary School Pupils Performance in English Language using Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives laid out to identify the influence of parental socio-economic status on pupils’ academic achievement in Primary schools in Sharon Int'l primary school, ascertain whether broken homes have any influence on pupil’s academic achievement in Primary schools, determine the influence of family size and type on pupil’s academic achievement in primary schools, and find out whether educational background of parents has any influence on pupil’s academic achievement in primary schools Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state. Every child is unique and so he must react to the school environment in his own way. Since children behaviour is the product of heredity and environment must play a major role in his school performance. The family unit is the first and primary foundation of the child learning process. This study will enable the teachers to know that pupils are not solely responsible for their poor performance in school. The teachers will be able to come to grip with some of the problems that affect pupil’s performance. It will avail the teacher the corrective measures which if adhered to will help both the teachers and pupils achieve greater academic excellence. This study intends to reveal the factors that impede or enhance the progress of the child at school.
CHAPTER ONE
1.1 Introduction
Every child is unique and so he must react to the school environment in his own way. Since children behaviour is the product of heredity and environment (a child family background, his upbringing, and his peer group and al forces of his own environment) must play a major role in his school performance. The family unit is the first and primary foundation of the child learning process. Apart from the materials stimulation, needed by the child and provided by his family for his intellectual development a child also is expected to be emotionally balanced. This will enable him to cope with the entire social tolerant that would disturb him at school. All families do not have equal economic and social status and since children from different homes attend different problems therefore the various children under this condition would be disturbed at school much effect is therefore required of the teachers in identifying the child’s problems which may be traceable to his family. The teacher should study the child’s family background and correlate them with the child performance at school.
As a prelude to other parts of this study, this chapter will discuss the background upon which this study was initiated, the statement of problems that led to this study, the Aim and Objectives of the study. Others are Significance of the study, Scope of work, Limitations of the Study and Definition of technical terms.
1.2 Background of Study
In the recent past, sociologist achieve tried to identify the characteristics of family background which are directly related to cognitive development and achievement in schools. The impact of family background on the academic achievement of pupils in schools today is receiving wide acknowledgement in many educational circles in the world. Family background plays an important role in the students’ performances because it is the foundations of education. The family is an institution which provides for the child’s primary socialization and initial education. The initial stage of child socialization depends on the influence of people around him of all the agents of socialization. The family is the most immediate and most important.
The problems of why students achieve or fail to achieve success in school has always been an issue to psychologist, educationist etc. family background has a significant influence on the socialization of the child. Some writer like Lovell P. (1999) are of the view that parents who are educated and economically well off are likely to have fewer children than parents who are not only poor but are illiterate or semi illiterate and ignorant. Rich children they opined do lack attention from their parents in matter relating to education.
At home life for such children is comfortable with amenities like house helps television sets, video sets, stimulating cognitive materials and all sorts of things to play with while at school, the child does not have to think of where his next fee will be coming from. Simply because the child is assured and therefore feels confidents and is alert also scholars like Lovell P. (1999) are also of the view that a child whose parents are illiterate and poor is not likely to attract such attention from their parents. Children from the above mentioned different family background come together to study in the same school under the same class teachers using the same curriculum. It is in the light of this that the researcher intends to find out the effect which family background has on the pupil’s performance in primary schools.
Family background is one of the factors that influence the academic achievement of children at school. The family is the bedrock of the child’s socialization process. A child starts leaning about life as soon as she came into the world from the family background, the school as a source of western education. It has been argued that a child family background influence his educational outcomes by affecting her attitude in school. It has been observed that the pupils’ poor performance in their school work could be traced to their parent’s educational status, the parent’s socio-economic status, and the family structure of the pupils. Therefore, in Nigeria where the research was carried out, the activities that was conducted is to know the Influence of Family Background on Primary School Pupils Performance in English Language.
1.3 Statement of Problem
In Nigeria today, the standard of education has fallen thus leading to lots of arguments among scholars, traders, stake holders, educationalist, civil servants etc as to the immediate and the remote cause of the fallen standard and the factors hindering high standard of education, while we blame government, teachers and pupils the family which the pupils came from have much to be desired. It is of great importance to note that we cannot exonerate the family which the child comes from when we are talking about pupils performance in school. This is based on either the family background which is either polygamous or monogamous in nature social economic status of the parents or level of education of parents or of the family and health facilities may also be involved.
1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
The aim of the study is to investigate the Influence of Family Background on Primary School Pupils Performance in English Language using Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state as a case study. In achieving this aim, the following specific objectives laid out as follows to:
- Identify the influence of parental socio-economic status on pupils’ academic achievement in Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state.
- Ascertain whether broken homes have any influence on pupil’s academic achievement in Primary schools Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state.
- Determine the influence of family size and type on pupil’s academic achievement in Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state.
- Find out whether educational background of parents has any influence on pupil’s academic achievement in Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state
1.5 Research Questions
The following questions will be addressed to investigate the Influence of Family Background on Primary School Pupils Performance in English Language using Sharon Int'l primary school in Port Harcourt city LGA of Rivers state:
- To what extent does the level of education of parents influence the academic performance of the pupils?
- Does the socio-economic status of parents influence the pupil’s performance academically?
- Does the family structure in terms of monogamy and polygamy influence the academic achievement of pupils?
- How far does the attitude of parents and siblings affect the academic performance of pupils?
CHAPTER TWO
2.0 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
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TABLE OF CONTENTSPRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background of Study
- 1.3 Statement of Problem
- 1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
- 1.5 Research Questions
- 1.6 Research Hypothesis
- 1.7 Justification of Study
- 1.8 Scope of Study
- 1.9 Limitations of the study
- 1.10 Definition of Terms
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.2.1 Parental Attachment Theory
- 2.2.2 Good Parenting Theory
- 2.3 Empirical Review of Related Literature
- 2.4 Conceptual Review
- 2.5 Effect of Learning Environment on Student’s Academic Performance
- 2.6 Academic Performances
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Sampling Technique
- 3.5 Research Instrument
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Questionnaire
- 3.8.1 Interview
- 3.8.2 Key Informants Interview
- 3.8.3 Observation
- 3.9 Statistical Analysis
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Test of Hypothesis 1
- 4.4 Discussion of Findings
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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PRELIMINARY PAGES
- Title page
- Approval page
- Dedication
- Acknowledgement
- Table of Contents
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Background of Study
- 1.3 Statement of Problem
- 1.4 Aim and Objectives of Study
- 1.5 Research Questions
- 1.6 Research Hypothesis
- 1.7 Justification of Study
- 1.8 Scope of Study
- 1.9 Limitations of the study
- 1.10 Definition of Terms
LITERATURE REVIEW
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Theoretical Framework
- 2.2.1 Parental Attachment Theory
- 2.2.2 Good Parenting Theory
- 2.3 Empirical Review of Related Literature
- 2.4 Conceptual Review
- 2.5 Effect of Learning Environment on Student’s Academic Performance
- 2.6 Academic Performances
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research Design
- 3.3 Population of Study
- 3.4 Sampling Technique
- 3.5 Research Instrument
- 3.6 Method of Data Collection
- 3.7 Method of Data Analysis
- 3.8 Questionnaire
- 3.8.1 Interview
- 3.8.2 Key Informants Interview
- 3.8.3 Observation
- 3.9 Statistical Analysis
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data
- 4.3 Test of Hypothesis 1
- 4.4 Discussion of Findings
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Summary
- 5.3 Conclusion
- 5.4 Recommendation
REFERENCES
APPENDIX A - “QUESTIONNAIRE”
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