LEARNING RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND STUDENTS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN CALABAR MUNICIPAL COUNCIL, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
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The study examined learning resources availability and students' academic performance in Social Studies in Calabar Municipal Council Area, Cross River State. To achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised all Upper Basic III students from government owned schools in the study area. While purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 200 students offering Social Studies for the study. A 20-item ‘Learning Resources Availability Questionnaire (LRAQ) and a 20-item Social Studies Performance Test (SSPT)’ were used for data collection. Data analysis technique adopted was the independent t-test. The result showed that, availability of visual aids and adequacy of library facilities significantly influenced students’ academic performance in Social Studies in the study area. Based on the findings, it was recommended amongst others that provision of adequate library facilities should be made available by government and other relevant stakeholders in our schools as this will boost students’ mental development as well as academic performance in Social Studies.
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