Effect of Home Background on Academic Performance of Technical College Students in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study was designed to examine the effect of home background on the academic performance of technical college students in Ebonyi State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design due to the nature of the problem investigated and was conducted in four technical colleges in Ebonyi States of Nigeria. Total populations of 420 people were used for the study, out of which 300 respondents were randomly selected. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire that reflected the research questions. A test-re-test reliability was used and collected data was analyzed using frequency count, percentage for variables and the hypotheses generated were tested using t-test analysis of variance (ANOVA) and pair-wise turkey test comparison at 0.05 significance. Findings among others revealed that socio-economic status of the home has a great impact on students' academic performance; poor home environment and single-parent house-hold also affects academic achievement of students. Based on the findings of the study, recommendations were made.