Home Education Environment and Motivation as Correlates of Students’ Academic Achievement in Physics in Nsukka Education Zone, Enugu State, Nigeria

Abstract

In Nigeria, the growing rate of low enrollment and poor academic achievement of secondary school students in physics has become a source of concern to stakeholders in education. The study assessed home education environment and motivation as correlates of students’ academic achievement in physics using correlational survey research design. A sample size of 333 SS2 physics students participated in the study. Home Education Environment and Motivation Questionnaire (HEEMQ) and Students’ Physics Academic Achievement Spreadsheet (SPAAS) were used for data collection. Results reveal that 40% and 33% of the variation in students’ academic achievement in physics is attributed to home education environment and motivation respectively. Home education environment and motivation significantly predicted students’ academic achievement in physics. However, parents should create a favourable and conducive homeenvironment that can motivate their children to develop positive attitude towards learning physics and as well enhance their academic achievement in the subject.

Keywords: Home education environment, Motivation, Academic achievement, Physics, Correlate, Students

DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-23-06

Publication date:August 31^st 2021