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AN ANALYSIS OF THE CAUSES OF POOR PERFORMANCE
IN BUSINESS STUDIES IN NIGERIA JUNIOR SECONDARY
SCHOOL
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ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to look into the problems affecting
teaching and learning in business studies in junior secondary
schools Nigeria. This investigation however, revealed amongst
other following lack of teaching facilities and instructional
materials, lack of guidance and counselling, lack of school
library, lack of workshops in schools for typing and lack of
qualified teachers handling business studies. The following
recommendations were made based on the findings. the
students should be encouraged and motivated to cultivate
positive attitude and interest in the subject enough skilled
manpower should be developed, school should endeavour to
stock variety of typewriters and shorthand textbooks their
libraries and other necessary teaching aids such as the chalk
board and charts.
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
During the colonial era education was mostly in the hands
of the missionaries who introduced a type of education known
as the Latin grammar. The grammar schools offer very little
subject based on the types of curriculum specified by colonial
masters and by the agency establishing them, which is the
introduction of their educational system and also incorporate
into their ideas and opinions.
The main objectives of the missionaries were to train men
and women for the church as a religions teacher, interpreters to
the audience and government as well as to produce those who
can read and write so that they can be employed as office clerk,
the interpreting the build and the laws of the land and services
as interpreter between the foreigners and the natives.
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Generally, the content of the grammar schools curriculum
consist of Latin, English, history, geography, mathematics.
Literature, biology e.t.c with the development of their (colonial
masters) economy, there came the need for introduction of
commercial or business studies subjects, but instead of
widening the scope of grammar school curriculum to include a
wide range of business studies subject, the colonial government
created two curriculums which are secondary grammar school
and the secondary commercial schools.
The secondary grammar schools have no problem of
organization because the colonial government financed them
roam catholic mission Anglican and the Baptist each
propagating their own ideas and the philosophies. The
commercial secondary schools were left for the private hands
and this did not anger well for the development of the school in
Nigeria. However, the Nigerian government introduced the new
national policy on education in 1981. A major provision of this
policy was the teaching of business studies at the junior
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secondary school level with emphasis on the acquisition of
practical skills, values and knowledge that would enable
individuals to live a meaningful life in he society one the
reasons for the emphasis laid on business studies is the fact
that it is a skilled subjects with would equip its graduates with
the needed skills for gainful employment
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
It is true that the teaching of business studies subjects in
Nigeria secondary schools. However, the main aim of this
researcher is to investigate the causes of poor performance in
business studies and also to suggest reasonably answers to
such problems as:
1. How effective is the teaching method teaching facilities
and instructional material.
2. Are there well equipped laboratories for learning type
writer and short hand?
3. Are there qualified teachers handing the subject.
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4. In what way is the government contributing to the causes
of poor performance studies in junior secondary certificate
examination.
5. Is there guidance/counseling aids for the students?
Even if they terminate their formal education at the junior
secondary school level one basic instrument for the
achievement of business studies is the total activity which is
planned organized and the evaluated in order to prepare youths
to meet the technical and economical of a complex society.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
In this study, the purpose will be to examine the causes of
poor performance in junior secondary school students in
business students in business studies and to suggest solutions
by using selected junior secondary schools in Benin City, Benin
metropolis of Edo state the purpose will there includes.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
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This type of study is too significantly at this period of
technological advancement, it will be very useful to the
educational authorities in Benin metropolis in Nigeria in general.
The causes identified will be useful to the curriculum
developers to know the areas in which emphasis should be laid
in Benin to yield better result in future.
Infact, it will be equally helpful to the examiners who not
only shall modify their style of questions but will also be careful
of these factors.
Finally, it is helped that recommendation and suggestion
and suggestions made in the study will be considered by the
appropriate authority and will help in reducing poor
performance in business studies subject.
SCOPE OF THE STUDY
a. The study covers public secondary schools in Benin
metropolis of Edo state.
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b. To provide orientation and basic skills which to start a life
for those who not have the opportunities to undergo
further training.
c. To enable the students develop the basic skill in office
work.
d. To provide skills for personate use in future.
e. To relate the knowledge and skills to the national
economy.
The researcher aggress with the aims stated above for any
education that prepare students for future training and basic
skills with which to start up with reliant, with the near national
policy on educational emphasis
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Trained teachers: teachers that studies education as a part on
whole of their course before they got their certificate e.g. N.C.E,
T.C II, B.ED e.t.c.
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Untrained teachers: teachers who did not study education as a
part or whole of their course Benin getting the certificate they
use in teaching e.g. B, sc, HND, OND e.t.c.
Qualified teachers: is a person or teachers that have been field
of teaching for particular subject for same years.
Experienced teachers: is a person or teacher that has been in
the field of teaching for a particular subject for some years.
Adequate facilities: adequate in this context is fully satisfactory,
condition, which could be measured, in the quantitative terms,
these facilities include libraries, classroom, and teacher aids
(visual and audio visual).
Instructional materials: include equipments like the typewriter
system and necessary textbooks for teaching of business
studies.
Business studies: this will be used in their inter changeably with
business education or business study throughout this study
means commercial subject offered under groups seven of west
African examination council (WAEC) syllabus 1985. It is defined
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as the total activity which is planned, organized for youths to
meet the technical and commercial of act complex society.
Typing pool: a special room in the school was type writers are
kept for day to day work for two or more typist
a. To explain the values of business studies subjects to the
country.
b. To pin point some vital problems associated with the poor
performance of students in business studies subjects.
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