ABSTRACT
Comparative study of student performance in WAEC biology, chemistry and English from 2004 – 2008 in Enugu North Local Government Area.
In this study the researchers want to know to what extent the student performance in English varies from the student’s performance in biology and to what extent the student performance in English vary from chemistry. This has motivated the researcher towards reviewing all the related literature necessary on the performance of the student in WAEC. The population of the study is all the candidate that took chemistry, biology and English in WAEC from 2004 to 2008 in Enugu North Local Government Area in Enugu State, four (4) school were selected for this study which are:
1.City Girls Secondary School
2.Urban Girls Secondary School
3.Queens Secondary School
4.Metropolitan Girls Secondary School
The instrument for the data collection is self reporting inventories which was collected through the vice principal of the sampled schools, the data collected is the total score of the student who took chemistry, biology and English language from 2004 to 2008, the statistically tools used in the data analysis is person correlation co-efficient i.e.
N∑XY - ∑X∑Y
(N∑X2 – (∑X)2) [N∑Y2 – (∑Y)2
And the data analyzed and presented shows that there is significant difference between the student’s performance in WAEC English and biology and there difference between the student performance in WAEC English and chemistry the conclusion is that the student’s performance in science varies from the student’s performance in English based on the finding and conclusion the following recommendation were made, employment of qualified science teacher (e) provision of good equipment for science practical and good training of science teachers.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Certification
Approval page
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Chapter one
Introduction
Background of the study
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study
Significant of the study
Scope of the study
Research question
Hypotheses
Chapter two
Literature review
The role of Nigeria examination committee on WAEC
The performance of student in the core subjects
The roles of government on the performance of student in WAEC
the roles of parent on student academic performance in WAEC
WAEC role in student’s performance in WAEC
Summary of review
Chapter three
Research methodology
Research design
Area of the study
Population of the study
Sampling and sampling techniques
Instrument for data collection
Methods of data collection
Methods of data analysis
Chapter four
Data analysis and result
Chapter five
Discussion of the finding
Summary of the study
Conclusion
Recommendation
Reference
Appendix