DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR H IGH SCHOOL (SHS) STUDENTS IN THE ASHANTI MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA
DETERMINANTS OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR H IGH SCHOOL (SHS) STUDENTS IN THE ASHANTI MAMPONG MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA
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2015
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Owusu-Osei, Benedict
Twum Ampofo, Eric
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European Journal of Research and Reflection in Educational Science
Abstract
The major thrust of this study was to establish the determinants of academic performance
among SHS Students in the Ashanti Mampong Municipality of Ghana. Descriptive and
correlational research designs were used and the data were collected through questionnaires.
The sample size was therefore 571 students via a multi-stage sampling procedure. The
findings of the study revealed parental involvement, parents’ academic ambition for their
children, peer influence, the child’s academic ambition and the child’s effort as the correlates
of academic performance. The findings also established parental involvements, sex of the
child, the child’s academic ambition and the child’s effort as the main determinants of
academic performance. The findings however did not confirm the null hypothesis so it was
rejected. On the basis of these findings, it was recommended that educational authorities
should encourage parents to instill high academic ambition in their children and also parents
should be told to monitor and assess the kind of friends that their children keep.
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AMPOFO, E. T., & Benedict, O. O. (2015). Determinants of academic performance among senior h igh school (shs) students in the ashanti mampong municipality of ghana. European Journal of Research and Reflection in Educational Sciences Vol, 3(3).