IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

Journal of Business and African Economy (JBAE )

E-ISSN 2545-5281
P-ISSN 2695-2238
VOL. 11 NO. 4 2025
DOI: 10.56201/jbae.vol.11.no4.2025.pg128.143

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School Physical Facilities and Students’ Academic Performance in Public Secondary Schools in Bayelsa State

Dr Diepreye Okodoko, Isaac Micah Owobete

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Abstract

The research examined how school conditions affect academic achievement in Bayelsa State public secondary schools. The study used correlational survey research. For the 2021/2022 academic year, 18,140 pupils from 88 public secondary schools in three Bayelsa State Local Government Areas were studied. Bayelsa State's Ogbia, Sagbama, and Yenagoa LGAs get 1680, 5211, and 11249. In the 2021/2022 academic year, proportional stratified random selection was used to pick 880 students (4.85% of the total population) from public secondary schools in the three designated Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The 10- item School Physical Facilities and Students’ Academic Performance Questionnaire (SPFSAPQ) was used to gather data. The research supervisor and two measurement and evaluation specialists from the department of educational foundations, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State, validated the instrument. The reliability coefficients of the instrument internal consistencies were calculated using Cronbach's Alpha. School physical facilities and student academic achievement had dependability coefficients of.750 and.760. Simple percentage analysis, model summary of simple regression analysis, and PPMC analysis were used to analyse demographic data, research question, and hypothesis in SPSS version 26. Physical amenities affect secondary school pupils' academic achievement, according to the research. According to the conclusion, students should not disregard school physical amenities since they may greatly help their secondary school academic achievement.

keywords:

School Physical Facilities, Students’ Academic Performance

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