AN INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY IN PERIOD 2005-2010(A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA)
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INVESTIGATION INTO ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOL
STUDENTS IN CHEMISTRY IN PERIOD 2005-2010(A CASE STUDY OF NIGERIA)
ABSTRACT
This studies
an investigation into academic indiscipline and failure among secondary school
students (Chemistry . period 2005-2011 (a case study of Nigeria) the population
of the study consists of five subjects in senior secondary school in Nigeria. A
total of nine thousand seven hundred and fifteen (9,7,15) students and about
200 members of the staff were involved. Ten students from each class
(JSS1-SSIII) were selected by proportionate stratified random sampling
techniques to ensure that relevant features of the population were adequately
represented for the second set of sample (staff) the same techniques was used
to selected five staff from each school. The instrument used for the data
collection was a structured questionnaire section ‘A’ contained personal data
of the correspondent eg Name, sex, qualification etc while section ‘B’
contained the structured questionnaire items. The items were structured to
reflect four point rating scale of strongly agree (SA), Agree (A) strongly
Disagree (SD), and disagree and others like response category. The researchers
personally administered the questionnaire. The response code and values are
shown below, used in calculating the mean using the formula.
TABLE OF
CONTENT
Title Page
Approval
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table Of
Contents
Chapter One:
1.0
Introduction
1.1
Background Of Study
1.2
Statement Of The Problems
1.3 Purpose
Of The Study
1.4
Significant Of The Study
1.5 Research
Questions
1.6 Scope Of
The Study
1.7
Definition Of Terms
Chapter Two:
2.0
Literature Review
2.1 Aspects
Of Students Indiscipline
2.2 Causes
Of Students Indiscipline
2.3
Consequences Of Students Indiscipline
2.4
Strategies Of Maintaining Discipline
2.5 Summary
Of Literature Review
Chapter
Three:
3.0 Research
Methodology
3.1 Research
Design
3.2 Area Of
The Study
3.3
Population Of The Study
3.4 Sample
And Sampling Techniques
3.5
Development Of The Instrument
3.6 Method
Of Data Collection
3.7 Method
Of Data Analysis
3.8
Validation Of InstrumentChapter Four:
4.0 Data
Presentation And Data Analysis
Chapter
Five:
5.0
Discussions Of Findings, Recommendations, And Summary
5.1
Discussions
5.2
Conclusion
5.3
Implications
5.4
Recommendations
5.5
Suggestion
5.6
Limitation Of The Study
5.7 Summary
References
Appendix
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER ONE
Background
of the Study
According to
Oxford Advanced learners Dictionary (7th editions) failure is lack of success
in doing or achieving something. It is pertinent (relevant) to know that
everybody in every works of life is afraid of failure. According to America
Heritage (R) Dictionary, failure is lack of discipline or restraint (control)
while failure to fulfill promise is called indiscipline.
Indiscipline
is a rudimentary ingredient that plays a crucial role in school system, which
Insist on upholding the moral values of students. It comprises a wide spectrum
of meaning, well from the negative or positive perspective i.e a particular
attitude towards something i.e view point. However, it is human immune to
always focus on the negative smell and that would be considered a popular issue
if it involves an individual or a group that claims an intimate relationship
(close relationship) within a society.
Schon, D.
(1993) aptly states that every child has a need to attend school. Schools are
seen as provider of education as education is an important process that each
individual has to undergo in life today. Thus, education is seen as the key to
unlock the treasure prove of knowledge i.e valuable things that are found
hidden or whose owner is unknown student’s misbehaviour is a prevailing problem
affecting schools not only in Nigeria but also across the many countries around
the Africa.
Students
misconduct in the classroom interferes with teaching and learning and is
thought to be precursor to later school dropout and similar negative social
out-comes. Student’s behaviour problems are also thought to be a leading
contributor to teacher’s stress and attrition (Making somebody weaker).
Teacher’s subjected to abuse report experiencing fears for their intense
feeling of anger, humiliation or shame, Isolation and depression.
Some
teenagers may never reveal the nature of the incident or it’s impact on them in
such cases, the confidence of the teachers has been undermined, his/her sense
of personal safety related and the perpetration has not been conditioned.
Salvin, R.E
(2003). One of the most wide-spread reasons for bad discipline however is
usually students inability to cope with the task. The noisiest students will
demonstrate their frustration by loud outburst (a sudden strong expression of
an emotion), disruptive behaviour (causing problems, noise), will the rest of
the class may remain passive (Stermbery, R.J & Williams, W.W.(2002).
Basically, discipline problems occurs when a students refuses to obey rules of
the classroom or school.
A close investigation
on why our students fail in their Senior Secondary Certificate Examination
(SSCE) especially on Chemistry will reveal the fact that most of the students,
susceptible i.e influenced or harmed to failure are those who indulge in
academic indiscipline such as truancy, lateness to school, fighting, vandalism
(crime of destroying or damaging something) and others. Sometimes, some school
principals and class teachers will dabble (to take part in an activating) into
malpractice just to help the students. However, they do it so that the society
will see them as committed and hardworking teachers in their schools. The
knowledge that the teachers will offer them helping during examination leads to
students to relax, instead of being serious with their studies.
The
researchers are not happy because academic indiscipline is rapidly putting down
the wall of education in our country. It ponders in the mind of the researchers
the type of doctors, engineers, lawyers, accountants that will be produced in
our nation in the next five-ten years. Onah, J. (2008). According to Dewey in
philosophy of education he emphasized on learning, by doing’.
The child
has to do something”. He has to get involved in order for learning to be
meaningful.
Moreover,
rules that deal with human actions will eventually be broken and require some
sort of punishment. Rules must also relate to the stated function of education
or the school process and again, common sense must prevail in establishing
disciplinary action for breaking a rule.Furthermore all students must be aware
and prudent of the rules before disciplinary action can be administered.
Franken, R.E (1998) parent and schools share the responsibility of promoting
values and standards which we hope will help younger people to establish sound
behavioural codes for their lives.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
Education is
the bedrock of development of any country. This is the reason why the integral
part of our budget goes to education. The government is fighting very hard to
shake off the under-development. How much was voted for education budgets.
Academic
excellence is everybody’s wish for himself and his relations. During the
colonial days some people know the efficacy in education.
It is with
dismay (a worried, sad feeling) to observe the damaged academic indiscipline
has done to our schools even our secondary schools which the preparatory stage
of higher education.
Teachers are
not coping well with the implementation of the curriculum, hence the low
achievement of the product of secondary schools illiteracy, innumeracy (unable
to court or do simple mathematics) and basic skills.
The value
system in the country has made everybody to be corrupt. Lack of adequate
infrastructural facilities such as teaching aids, buildings, transport, water
and power supplies etc have led to academic indiscipline and failure among
secondary school students.
1.3 Purpose
of the Study
It is ideal
to investigate into academic indiscipline and failure among secondary school
students based on these objectives:-
a. To
critically define indiscipline and failure in secondary schools.
b. To
investigate into the causes of academic indiscipline and failure into our
schools.
c. To
recommend possible ways of cubing academic indiscipline and failure among
secondary school students.
1.4
Significant Of The Study
This study
would be of immense help to the secondary school students as it would
investigate clearly why our students are involved in academic indiscipline and
why they fail woefully in their examination. It will also want to find out
positive and lasting solution towards their being made better examination
candidates especially in compulsory subjects like Chemistry .
The entire
society also stand the chance to benefit immensely because the students in
secondary schools will be equipped to take their Senior Secondary school
Certificate Examination (SSCE) confidently which will in long them lead to
sufficiency.
1.5 Research
Questions
1. Does
frustration cause academic indiscipline?
2. Can
failure cause the student to dropout from school.
3. Is the
teacher a role model to the students?
4.Do some
secondary school administration encourage examination malpractice?
5. Does broken
home make a student to be aggressive
6. Have the
child’s background have any contribution to his behaviour at school.
7. Can lack
of confidence lead to failure.
8. Teaching
the students with precepts (principles) and examples can it help to combat indiscipline?
9. How did
the students perform in these subjects from 2005-2010?
10. Which
one did they perform better or worse?
11. What are
the possible reasons for their performances?
1.6 Scope of
the Study
The study is
deliminated to five subject in senior secondary schools in Nigeria.
These
subjects are:
1. English
language
2.
Mathematics
3. Igbo
language
4.
Agriculture science
5. Economics
6. Chemistry
1.7
Definition of Terms
Academic
indiscipline involves all those undesirable attitudes exhibited by students in
the schools. Examples; bullying, fighting, stealing, poor attitudes to schools
activities, vandalism etc.
1. Truancy:
According to NTI, NCE (2001) Education cycle 4, truancy is an act of staying
away from school without good reason or permission and students who involve in
this act is called truant. A times, they leave the school to stay in a hide out
playing, gambling (the activity of playing games of chance for money and
watching movies.
2. Bullying:
A bully is someone who use his strength or power to hurt or frighten people. He
enjoys oppressing others weaker then himself.
3.
Vandalism: According to oxford Advanced learners Dictionary) it is the crime of
destroying or damaging something, especially public property, deliberately and
for no good reason.
4.
Malpractice: The dishonest use of a position of trust for personal gain. It is
an act of ommission or commission which comprises the validity, reliability and
integrity of any examination.
5. Failure:
It is lack of success in doing achieving something.
6.
Indiscipline: Failure to fulfill promise.
7.
Rudimentary: Means basic clearing with only the most basic matters and ideas.
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