Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of peer group relationship and parental
socioeconomic status on business studies students' academic achievement in junior secondary
schools in Adamawa State. The study had two specific purposes from where two research questions
were raised and two null hypotheses were formulated and tested. The design of the study was a
mixed of descriptive survey and ex-post facto design. The population of the study was 69,487
students which were drawn from upper basic education across the five educational zones in
Adamawa State. A simple random sampling technique was used to determine the sample of 382
students for the study. A structured questionnaire of 25 items was used to collect data and the data
collected were analyzed using means and standard deviation, while the hypotheses were tested using
simple linear regression analysis at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings of the study
include the following: peer group relationship and parental socioeconomic status have a significance
influence on students' academic achievement in Business Studies in junior secondary schools in
Adamawa State. It was concluded that peer group interaction and parental socioeconomic status
positively influenced their learning. It was indicated in the findings that if the teachers uses the peer
group effectively for classroom interaction and participation it will motivate students' to do well
academically. The researchers recommended that parents should work hard to provide enable
environment and all other learning materials to their wards such as home libraries, books, and other
necessary materials for better academic achievement and students should endeavour to form or join
groups that are study inclined and encourage learning so that their learning would be effective. |
