FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS CHOICE OF SUBJECT IN SSCE EXAMINATION (A CASE STUDY OF ENUGU NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ENUGU STATE)
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out in the five mixed senior secondary schools in Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu State on factors influencing student’s choice of subjects in SSCE Examination. The purpose of the study was to determine the subject preferred by male or female; to identify the factors associated with subject choice of students and to determine the problems affecting the subject choice of students. Descriptive survey method was adopted. There were seven hundred and fifteen (715) students in Senior Secondary 3 (SS3) in Enugu North, out of which random sampling technique was used to select one hundred (100) the students. The questionnaire was used for data collection and the items were descriptive, frequencies and mean responses were calculated. The basic findings showed that greater number of male students choose science subjects based on their greater aptitude in mathematics than their female counterparts. The major factors that influenced the choice of both male and female students were: Gender, family background, job opportunity, parents, teachers and peer group. It was recommended that the students, teachers and parents should be exposed to the needs of choosing subjects that one knows better.
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