Influence of Peer Group on Students’ Motivation and Academic Performance of Chemistry Students in Secondary Schools in Ekiti State, Nigeria
Keywords:
peer group, motivation, academic performance, chemistry students
Abstract
This study investigated the influence of peer group on motivation towards chemistry and academic performance of Chemistry students in secondary schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The research design used for the study was survey design of the descriptive type of research. The sample size of two hundred and ten (210) respondents was sampled for the study using random sampling technique. The respondents were selected from six (6) public secondary schools in Ikere local government area of Ekiti State, Nigeria. The instrument for data collection for the study was a self-structured questionnaire. The instrument was subjected to a validity and reliability mechanism. A reliability coefficient index of 0.92 was obtained. The research hypotheses were tested using inferential statistics of Chi-square (x2) at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that peer group influenced students’ motivation, grade level, learning styles and academic aspiration of senior secondary school Chemistry students. Therefore, based on the findings, conclusion and appropriate recommendations were made.
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Ding, W. & Lehrer, S. F. (2007). Do peers affect student achievement in China’s
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Fisher, M. & Baird, D. E. B. (2005). Online learning design that fosters student support, self-regulation, and retention. Campus-Weg Information System, 22(2), 88–107.
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Liaw, S. S., Chen, G. D. & Huang, H. M. (2008). Users’ attitudes toward Web-based collaborative learning systems for knowledge management, Computers & Education, 50(3), 950–961.
Marques, J. (2010). Joy at Work at Joy, Living and Working Mindfully Every Day, Personhood Press.
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Neidell, M. &Waldfogel, J. (2010). Cognitive and non-cognitive peer effects in early education, Review of Economics and Statistics, 93(2), 562–576.
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Otokiti, O. C. (2016). Influence of School Environment on Students’ Academic Performance among Secondary Schools in Ikere Local Government Area of Ekiti State, An unpublished project submitted to the department of physical and health education, faculty of education, UNN, Ikere campus.
Paola, M. & Scoppa, V. (2010). Peer Group Effects on the Academic Performance of Italian Students, Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Calabria (Italy), Online at http://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/18428.
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Thompson, T. L. & Mintzes, J. J. (2002). Cognitive structure and the affective domain: On knowing and feeling in Biology, International Journal of Science Education, 24(6), 645–660.
Thurston, A. & Topping, K. J. (2007). Peer tutoring in schools: Cognitive models and organisational typography, Journal of Cognitive Education and Psychology, 6(3), 356–372.
Umoinyang, I. E. & Okpala, P. (2001). Socio-psychological factors, knowledge and understanding of mathematics achievement at cognitive level of thinking. Evaluation Research, 1(1), 55-62.
Wentzel, K. R., Battle, A., Russell, S. L. & Looney, L. B. (2010). Social supports from teachers and peers as predictors of academic and social motivation. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 35(3), 193–202.
Yilmaz, H. & Çavaz, H. P. (2007). Reliability and Validity Study of the Students’ Motivation toward Science Learning (SMTSL) Questionnaire. Elementary Education Online, 6 (33), 430-440.
Zimmerman, D. (2003). Peer effects in academic outcomes: Evidence from a natural experiment. Review of Economics and Statistics, 85(1), 9–23.
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