Comparative Analysis of Social Studies Academic Achievement of Private and Public Junior Secondary Schools’ Students in Ibadan North Local Goverment Area of Oyo State, Nigeria

Abstract

Academic performance which is the outcome of teaching-learning process
could be influenced by many factors including school ownership. This study
comparatively analyzed Social Studies students’ academic performance in
private and public secondary schools in Ibadan-North, Oyo State (2007-
2011). A descriptive survey design using pro-forma on Junior Secondary School
Social Studies results from 2007 to 2011 was adopted for the study. A
sample of three thousand two hundred and forty-four (3,244) students
was selected from both Public and Private Junior secondary schools in IbadanNorth Local Government through simple random sampling technique. Three
research hypotheses were set for the study. It was found that there was a
significant difference in the performances of private and public school
students (3.88> 1.96),there was significant difference in the performance
of male and female students (0.29 <1.96) and there was significant
difference in the performances of male and female students in public Junior
schools (0.09 < 1.96). It was therefore recommended that all Junior
Secondary School teachers should see results of their students in
examinations as challenges and try to improve on that especially on Social
Studies. Comparison of students’ results should be encouraged by school administrators and proprietors to ensure better academic performance in
future.