FACTORS THAT LEAD TO STUDENTS POOR PERFORMANLE IN PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTS IN POST PRIMARY INSTITUTION (A CASE STUDY IN ENUGU SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT)

ABSTRACT This study aims at investigating the factors that head to students poor performance in principles of account in post primary institution in Enugu South Local Government.  It is not intended to contradict all papers or disapprove any already on this particular topic or similar topic but will serve as a supple monetary work to those one.  In spite of the obvious need for this subject (Account) in such a growing economy like ours, students seem to be shying ways from it opinions have widely varied as to the causes.  In view of the above, the investigator saw the need to fund out if there had been relative poor performance in the subject, and the factors that actually head to poor performance in this subject area.  Questionnaire: The major instrument of date collection was as administration on the sample students and teachers from ten school. 1.Union Secondary school, Awkunanaw  2.Girls Grammar school, Uwani 3.Uwani Secondary scholl, Uwani  4.Idraw River Girls secondary school, Idraw  5.Army Day secondary school, Awkunanaw 6.Mary Land Secondary school, Mary Land 7.College of immaculate conception C.I.C, Uwani 8.Queens secondary school, New Lay-out  9.Urban Girls secondary school, Ogui 10.Metropolitan secondary school Ogui New Lay-Out 
The questionnaire was also administered on the accounts teachers. The study revealed among other things that:  1)Students performance in Accounts have been relatively low  2)Students tend to find Account difficult and more so, when they lack good background  3)There seems not to be adequate number of teachers teaching Accounts in Enugu South Local government area. 4)Lack of appropriate instructional materials lack of constant practice by student perhaps, because not adequately maturated by thee teacher, text book and irregularity in the supply of teachers, are some of the other factors by the study.  5)Some teachers do not know how to inculcate, how to teach, how to impact knowledge they have been trained for into the students  To off-set these proven bottleneck and thereby facilitate student’s performance in the subject, the researcher recommends among others that:  a.Efforts should be stepped up in going students god background in mathematics. b.Government should view with seriousness the issue of training teachers.  c.Institution of higher learning should be encourage to mount business courses.  d.Government should forestall the exodus of these accountry  teacher by providing them with rewards commensurate with what their counterparts in private sectors receive. e.Nigerian and up-to-date textbooks should be provided, while teacher are advised to give the students adequate motivation for constant practice 

TABLE OF CONTENTS Cover page Title page Approval page Dedication Acknowledgement Abstract List of tables Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE 1.0INTRODUCTION  1.1Statement of the problem 1.2Purpose of the study  1.3Significance of the study  1.4Statement of the hypothesis 1.5Scope of the study 1.6Limitation of the study  1.7Definition of terms and Abbreviation 
CHAPTER TWO  2.0REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE  2.1Meaning of principles of accounts  2.2Objective of teaching principles of accounts in the post primary  institution.  2.3Problem facing students in principles of accounts  2.4Ways of improving students poor performance in principles of account  2.5The roles of accounting in economic development  2.6Basic accounting equation and double entry 
CHAPTER THREE  3.0RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY  3.1Sources of data 3.2Population and sample used  3.3Instrument used  3.4Method of data collected  3.5Technique of data analysis
CHAPTER FOUR  4.0DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS  4.1Data presentation and analysis  4.2Test of hypothesis 
CHAPTER FIVE  5.0SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND  RECOMMENDATION   5.1Findings  5.2Conclusion 5.3Recommendation  BIBLIOGRAPHY  APPENDIX