Relationship between Parent’s Socio-economic status and Academic Performance among Senior Secondary School Biology Students in Minna Metropolis of Niger State.

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENT’S SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL BIOLOGY STUDENTS IN MINNA MERTOPOLIS OF NIGER STATE Laka, A. U., Sani, L., Modu, M. A., Ahmed, T., And Bawa, S. Department of Science Education School of science and technology education Federal University of Technology, Minna Niger state Abstract This study investigated the relationship between parent’s socio-economic status and academic performance of senior secondary school students in Biology in Minna metropolis of Niger state. Descriptive research design survey was used. The sample consisted of 271 students from selected secondary schools randomly selected for the study. The instruments used for the study was a self-designed questionnaire and inventory to collect students’ results. Validity of the instrument was ascertained through face and content validity. Reliability co-efficient of 0.80 was obtained. Three research questions and one null research hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance. The data were analyzed using multiple regression statistical tools. Conclusions drawn from the analysis indicates that parents’ socio-economic status influenced the academic performance in Biology of public senior secondary school students in Minna Metropolis of Niger State. It is therefore recommended that parents without proper educational background should endeavor to send their children to extra lessons after school hours/days, by weekends and during holidays to improve their academic performance. Also, Government should embark on programs or formulate policies that can bridge the gaps between children of the rich and the poor in their academic pursuit. More so, parents with high socio-economic status should assist schools in area of educational developments, setting up of laboratories and libraries in schools. Keywords: Academic Performance, Social economic Status