RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF PARENTS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ONITSHA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF PARENTS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN ONITSHA NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ANAMBRA STATE

Summary/Abstract: This study was aimed at determining the relationship between socioeconomic status of parents and academic performance of students in Onitsha North L.G.A. of Anambra State. Three research questions and three null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. Correlation research design was adopted. From a population of 2,452, a sample of 100 respondents selected through the simple random sampling technique was adopted. For data collection, the junior secondary school annual examination was used, while questionnaire was also used to collect relevant information from students. Pearson product moment correlation was used to provide answers to the research questions, while the t- test was used in testing the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. From the results; it was discovered that there is a positive relationship between high socioeconomic status of parents and student’s academic performance, also that there is a negative relationship between middle socioeconomic status of parents and student’s academic performance, and that there is a positive relationship between low socioeconomic status of parents and student’s academic performance. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government should endeavor to implement the Universal Basic Education (UBE) programme, as it will go a long way in helping students attain success in their academic pursuits. With this, the low academic performance of students that is characterized with low socioeconomic status of parents will be minimized.

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