COMPARISON OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED SCIENCE IN EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS FROM 2003-2007. (A CASE STUDY OF E

ABSTRACT
The research investigated the comparison of academic performances of junior Science in External Examinations from 2003- 2007. This study is a survey research design. It is a research conducted on a large number o f people to identify general opinion. The study was carried out in Enugu North Local Government Area. The area belongs to Enugu Educational Zone. The population of the study consist of all the students and teachers in junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. The population of the students are 20, 470 while that of teachers are 4, 300. We used four junior secondary schools as our sample out of the junior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area, Enugu State. Random  sampling techniques were used to select ten (10) students from each of the schools used in the table listed above to ensure that the relevant features of the population were adequately represented. Five (5) staff (teachers) from each of the schools were also sampled. The instrument used was a questionnaire design to elicit responses on the items in questions. The researchers used the four like scale of strongly agreed (SA), Agreed (A) Disagreed (D) and strongly |Disagreed (SD). The respondents are required to tick against the column that best describes their views in each item. The questionnaire will be distributed to ten (10) students from each schools and five (5) teachers from each schools and will also be collected through item. The researchers’ used mean to analyze and interpret the data. Interpretation of the data was based on the following scores interval: SA – Strongly Agreed – 4 points A  - Agreed  -   3 points D – Disagreed -  2 points  SD- Strongly Disagreed – 1 point  The output was determined by finding the mean of each number.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page Approval page  Certification  Dedication  Acknowledgement  Abstract Table of contents 
CHAPTER ONE:  INTRODUCTION  Background of the study  Statement of the problem Purpose of the study  Significances of the study  Scope of the study  Research questions  Limitations 
CHAPTER TWO:  REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE  Teachers’ perception on the conduct of external examination The external examination bodies in Nigeria External examination and assessment
CHAPTER THREE:  RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research design  Area of the study Population of the study Sample and sampling techniques Instrument for data collection Method of Data analysis  Decision rule
CHAPTER FOUR:  PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA  Research question 1 Research question 2 Research question 3
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION  Discussion of findings Educational implication  Recommendation Summary and conclusion  References  Appendix