International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume II, Issue VII, July 2018 | ISSN 2454-6186

Analysis of Rural/Urban Students’ Academic Performance in Oyo State, Nigeria: Implication for Educational Planners

Oyeromi, Samson O Ph.D¹, Omiyale, Grace. Tolulope², Lato, Ehigiamuose Taiwo³, Oyebamiji, Waheed Toyin⁴

^1,2,3,4 National Institute for Educational Planning and Administration, Ondo, Nigeria.

Abstract:-This study examined the quantitative analysis of students’ Academic performance in rural/urban public schools in Oyo State. The study examine two subjects English language and Mathematics that are core subjects and prerequisite for admission in to tertiary Institutions in Nigeria. Four research questions were raised and tested. Descriptive survey research design was employed. The population for the study consisted of all students in Oyo State Senior public schools. Stratified random sampling techniques was employed to sample 40 ( 20 rural and 20 urban) public senior schools. 6996 students’ results and 4083 rural students results. Students pro forma was used to collect students’ results in English Language and Mathematics. The findings revealed that: the level of students’ performance in Oyo state public senior schools in English language and Mathematics was low; the percentage of failure rate in English Language and Mathematics that with credit level when comparing results of rural and urban.
Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made. Continuous assessment should be given consideration; teachers should be trained and retrained, enabling environment should be provided. And government should employed qualified teachers in core subjects.

I. BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY

The performance of students in any academic task has always been of special interest to educators, parents and society at large. The primary concern of any educator who is entrusted with the responsibility of selecting students for any advance training programme in a given field is the ability to estimate as accurately and as early as possible, the probability that such candidates will succeed or fail. The major obstacle to the development of education in Oyo State is persistent poor academic performance of students in senior school certificate examination. The problem of poor academic performance is so great that it has become a necessity for many students to pass the number of subjects required for admission into tertiary institutions at once (Ajayi, 2011).

A closer look at the Senior School Certificate Examination results (SSCE) released by West Africa Examinations Council will further substantiate one’s lamentation about the present poor performance in different school subjects of secondary school students (Olagunju, 2012).