ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS' ENROLMENT IN HISTORY SUBJECT IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ILORIN METROPOLIS
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2013-06-06
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This study aim at bringing into limelight the enrolment of students into History subject in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin the capital of Kwara state. History subject has suffered a major setback in terms of enrolment of student which has resulted in low number of students studying history at senior secondary school level. Before independence History subject was made a compulsory subject by the colonial masters with the introduction of formal education because of the importance of the subject to both human and national development. In the late 20th, this important subject began to suffer low enrolment, especially after the introduction of subjects like government; this trend thus prompted research of this kind.
In carrying out this research a survey research typology was considered most appropriate for the study, thus focusing on students' records as regards the study via collecting and comparing the number of students that enrol for History subject in the five schools (purposively selected) within the period of five years, that is, from 2005-2010. Five research questions were raised and three hypotheses were formulated. Simple percentages and average weighted scores (mean scores) were used to answer research questions and test hypotheses.
The study however made some recommendations among which are that history should be made a lively subject that will attract students, furthermore, teachers handling the subject should be well motivated, recruitment of qualified teachers and provision of facilities to teach the subject such as good books in the school library and access to resource persons and places for easy understanding of the subjects by students.
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9. Hadizat, A.S (2013), Analysis of Students’ Enrolment in History in Senior Secondary Schools in Ilorin Metropolis. Published in the Postgraduate Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, 2(1): 28-42. Available online at https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Hadizat-Salihu