Determinants of Academic Success in Agricultural Science Subject among Senior Secondary School Students

Abstract

The study examined determinants of academic success in Agricultural science among senior secondary school students in Oru L.G.A. of Imo State, Nigeria. Cross sectional data generated from 200 students drawn from 2 secondary schools randomly selected from the lists of secondary schools in Oru L.G.A of Imo State was used. Descriptive statistical tools such as percentages and frequency tables, as well as regression analysis were used in analyzing the data. Results of the analysis showed that likeness or interest in agricultural science subject by the students, occupation of the parents of the students, type of accommodation which symbolized environmental influence on the students, the level of teaching experience possessed by the teachers, level of class attendance by the students, togetherness of the parents and the educational level of the parents of these students were statistically significant determinants of academic success in agricultural science subject among senior secondary school 1 and 2 students in the State. It is therefore recommended that the Government should boost and sustain the interests of these students through the provision of the requisite instructional materials. The recruitment of qualified and well experienced teachers was also advocated in order to sustain the interests in agricultural science subject.

Keywords: Success, Senior Secondary Students, Agricultural Science