INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL FACILITIES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAGOS STATE
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The study examined the influence of school facilities on academic achievement of students in public secondary schools in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. Poor school facilities have been affecting the students, especially in their academic achievements. The purpose of the study is to identify the role school facilities play in academic achievement of public secondary school students in Eti Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State. Four research questions and four null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. Out of the population of 2,904 SSII students schooling in the area, 250 students were randomly selected as the sample of the study. A researcher-developed instrument duly validated by experts was used for data collection. Mean scores was used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the null hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed among others that school facilities such as library, school building, ICT, and laboratory have influence on the academic achievement of secondary school students. Based on the findings, the study concluded that school facilities are very essential for the achievement of students’ quality academic performance in any school. It is further concluded that those who have failed to provide quality facilities in their schools have always have poor academic achievement of the students. The study therefore recommended among other things that there should be consistent routine supervision of quality of facilities in schools done by the government to ensure that schools are operating with good facilities that would help them.
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