Abstract. The study of students’ academic performance has gained much recognition internationally where it has drawn the attention of educational researchers,particularly in the previous decade. As such, this study examined the impact of the environmental factors on student’s academic performance in public primary schools. It described three environmental factors,consisting of infrastructure and services; pollution and healthy environment and environmental hazard, with quality of life as a mediator. This is a survey type of study by distributing questionnaires randomly to 300 primary four, five and six students; however, only 200 returned and usable questionnaires were received. The study used the regression and correlation analysis to analyse the data. The result of the study shows that all variables significantly impacted academic performance of students.The result also indicates that all the variables were consequential in affecting the students’ quality of life. Since this is the first effort to look at the challenges in public primary schools, it offers useful inputs into the causes so that public primary schools and other academic institutions can take actions to provide a better environment and public primary schools for students in order for them to reach their fullest academic performance potential.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Title Page – – – – – – – – – – i
Title Page – – – – – – – – – – i
Declaration – – – – – – – – – ii
Approval – – – – – – – – – – iii
Dedication – – – – – – – – – – iv
Acknowledgements – – – – – – – – – v
Tables of Contents – – – – – – – – vii
List of Tables – – – – – – – – – – x
Abstract – – – – – – – – – – xii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study – – – – – –
1.2 Statement of Problem – – – – – –
1.3 Purpose of the Study – – – – – – –
- Significance of the Study – – – – – – –
- Research questions – – – – – – – –
- Hypotheses – – – – – – – – –
- Delimitation of the Study – – – – – – –
1.9 Definitions of Terms – – – – – – –
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
- Theoretical Framework – – – – – –
- Conceptual Framework – – – – – –
- Concept of the variables – – –
- Empirical Studies – – – – – – –
- Summary of Literature Review – – – – –
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH METHODS
3.0 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
3.1 Area of the Study – – – – – – – –
3.2 Research Design – – – – – – – – –
3.3 Population of the Study – – – – – – –
3.4 Sample and Sampling Technique – – – – – –
3.5 Research Instrument – – – – – – – –
3.6 Validation of the Research Instrument – – – – – –
3.7 Reliability of the Instrument – – – – – – –
3.8 Administration of the instrument – – – – – – –
3.9 Statistical treatment of the data – – – – – –
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSES
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
4.2 Data Presentation, Analysis and Results – – –
4.2.1 Hypothesis One – – – – – – –
4.2.2 Hypothesis Two – – – – – – –
4.2.3 Hypothesis Three – – – – – – –
4.3 Discussion of Findings – – – – – – –
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY OF THE FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – – -5.2 Summary of the Major Findings – – – – – –
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – –
5.4 Recommendations – – – – – – – –
5.6 Area for further studies – – – – – – –
References – – – – – – – – – Appendices – – – – – – – – – –