ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE POOR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

BACKGROUND Poor academic  performance according to Aremu (2003) is a performance that is adjudged by the examine/tested and some other significant as falling below an expected standard. Poor academic performance has been observed in school subjects especially Mathematics and English language among primary school pupils (Adesemowo, 2005). Aremu (2000) stresses that academic failure is not only frustrating to the pupils and the parents, its effects are equally grave on the society in terms of dearth of manpower in all spheres of the economy and politics.
CHAPTER ONE  INTRODUCTION  1.1Background of the Study  1.2Statement of problem  1.3Objectives of the Study  1.4Research Questions  1.5Basic assumptions  1.6Significance of the study  1.7Scope of the study 
CHAPTER TWO  REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE  2.1Introduction  2.2The concept of poor academic performance 2.3Teachers factors and academic performance of pupils in primary schools. 2.4Relationship between attitudes of pupils and their performance in Primary Schools. 2.5The relationship between Attitude of Parents and the performance of their Children in primary schools
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1Introduction 3.2Research Design  3.3Population of the study  3.4Sample and Sampling Techniques  3.5Research Instrumentation 3.5.1Validity  3.5.2Reliability  3.6Procedure for Data Collection  3.7Method of Data Analysis 
CHAPTER FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS  4.1Introduction  4.2Analysis of Respondents Demography  4.3Data Analysis  4.4Summary of Findings  4.5Discussion of Findings 
CHAPTER FIVE  SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION  5.1Summary 5.2Conclusion  5.3Recommendations  REFERENCES QUESTIONNIARE