ERIC Number: EJ1158585
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
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Influence of Almajirci on School Attendance and Academic Performance among Students of Almajiri Integrated Model School, Sokoto State
Abubakar, Binta Garba; Njoku, Joy N.
World Journal of Education, v5 n4 p58-63 2017
This study investigated the influence of Almajirci, on School Attendance and Academic performance Among Students of Almajiri Integrated Model School, Sokoto State. The sample size used was Three hundred and six Junior Secondary School students of Almajiri Integrated Model School Sokoto and Sultan Bello Secondary School Sokoto. Students of Almajiri Integrated Model School had almajiri experience while those in Sultan Bello did not. Two null hypotheses were formulated and analysed using frequency distribution table, percentages and ANOVA. Two instruments were used for data collection. They are Questionnaire investigating influence of almajirici on school attendance and Academic Performance Test in English language, Mathematics, Arabic and Islamic Studies. The results revealed that there is no influence of almajirci practice on the school attendance of students of Almajiri Integrated School. However, there was significant difference between the academic performance of students of Almajiri Integrated Model School Sokoto and Sultan Bello Junior Secondary School, Sokoto in favour of students of Sultan Bello Junior Secondary School. It is therefore recommended that parents and the society in general should support the government initiative effort by ensuring that children are enrolled into secular schools early enough and all almajirai are enrolled into Almajiri Integrated Model School Sokoto for all round education.
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Hypothesis Testing, Performance Based Assessment, Mathematics Tests, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Semitic Languages, Islamic Culture, Educational Practices, Comparative Analysis, Secondary School Students, Questionnaires, Islam, Religious Education, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Nigeria
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