Impact of Parents’ Socio-Economic Background on Students’ Achievement in Agricultural Science at the Senior Secondary School Level in Ogbomoso South Local Government, Ogbomoso, Oyo State

Abstract

The study examined the prediction of students’ achievement in Agricultural Science by parents’ socio-economic background in selected secondary schools in Ogbomoso South Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. It made use of 300 senior secondary school students drawn from ten secondary schools in Ogbomoso South Local Government, Oyo State, Nigeria. An agricultural achievement test containing fifty multiple choice items was used together with socio-economic pattern questionnaire these contain a section for students to fill in their demographic data was used to gather data. Five research questions were formulated to guide the study. Data analysis involved the use of descriptive statistics, pearson product moment correlation coefficient, and t-test. The result showed that fathers that have secondary school certificate dominated the group while fathers that have no educational qualification have the least. It was also revealed that secondary school certificate and primary school certificate dominated the group mothers that have secondary school certificate being the modal qualification. It was also showed that there is a significant difference between parents’ educational qualification and students’ achievement. It was also revealed that there is a significant difference between the nature of family and students achievement Nature of family. It was revealed that there is low negative relationship between students’ access to learning materials and their achievement in Agricultural Science. It was showed that there is a high positive correlation between socio-economic background and students’ achievement in Agricultural Science. The implication of the findings was also discussed, and suggestion for stakeholders in education industry.

Keywords: Agricultural Science, impact, socio-economic background, students’ achievement