COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS FROM 2003-2007. (A CASE STUDY OF E

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ABSTRACT

The research investigated the comparison of academic performances of junior Science in External Examinations from 2003- 2007. This study is a survey research design. It is a research conducted on a large number o f people to identify general opinion. The study was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area. The area belongs to Enugu Educational Zone. The population of the study consist of all the students and teachers in junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. The population of the students are 20, 470 while that of teachers are 4, 300. We used four junior secondary schools as our sample out of the junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. Random  sampling techniques were used to select ten (10) students from each of the schools used in the table listed above to ensure that the relevant features of the population were adequately represented. Five (5) staff (teachers) from each of the schools were also sampled. The instrument used was a questionnaire design to elicit responses on the items in questions. The researchers used the four like scale of strongly agreed (SA), Agreed (A) Disagreed (D) and strongly |Disagreed (SD). The respondents are required to tick against the column that best describes their views in each item. The questionnaire will be distributed to ten (10) students from each schools and five (5) teachers from each schools and will also be collected through item. The researchers’ used mean to analyze and interpret the data. Interpretation of the data was based on the following scores interval:
SA – Strongly Agreed – 4 points
A  - Agreed  -   3 points
D – Disagreed -  2 points 
SD- Strongly Disagreed – 1 point 
The output was determined by finding the mean of each number.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Approval page 
Certification 
Dedication 
Acknowledgement 
Abstract
Table of contents 

CHAPTER ONE: 
INTRODUCTION 
Background of the study 
Statement of the problem
Purpose of the study 
Significances of the study 
Scope of the study 
Research questions 
Limitations 

CHAPTER TWO: 
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 
Teachers’ perception on the conduct of external examination
The external examination bodies in Nigeria
External examination and assessment

CHAPTER THREE: 
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design 
Area of the study
Population of the study
Sample and sampling techniques
Instrument for data collection
Method of Data analysis 
Decision rule

CHAPTER FOUR: 
PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA 
Research question 1
Research question 2
Research question 3

CHAPTER FIVE:
DISCUSSION, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION 
Discussion of findings
Educational implication 
Recommendation
Summary and conclusion 
References 
Appendix