Analysis of the Causes of Poor Performance in Business Studies in Nigeria Junior Secondary Schools

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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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