INFLUENCE OF PEER GROUP RELATIONSHIP AND PARENTAL SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ON BUSINESS STUDIES STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ADAMAWA STATE.
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2019
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The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of peer group relationship and parental
socioeconomic status on business studies students’ academic achievement in junior secondary
schools in Adamawa State. The study had two specific purposes from where two research questions
were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design of the study was a mixed
of descriptive survey and ex-post facto design. The population of the study was 69,487 students
which were drawn from upper basic education across the five educational zones in Adamawa
State. A simple random sampling technique was used to determine the sample of 382 students for the
study. A structured questionnaire of 25 items was used to collect data and the data collected were
analyzed using means and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using simple linear
regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study include the
following: peer group relationship and parental socioeconomic status have a significance influence on
students’ academic achievement in Business Studies in junior secondary schools in Adamawa State. It
was concluded that peer group interaction and parental socioeconomic status positively influenced
their learning. It was indicated in the findings that if the teachers uses the peer group effectively for
classroom interaction and participation it will motivate students’ to do well academically. The
researchers recommended that parents should work hard to provide enable environment and all
other learning materials to their wards such as home libraries, books, and other necessary materials
for better academic achievement and students should endeavour to form or join groups that are study inclined and encourage learning so that their learning would be effective.