ENVIRONMENT ON STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A STUDY OF THE UNDERGRADUATE

  

The degree of noise, overcrowding and lack of classes make teaching and learning

difficult and frustrating to both teachers and students. It is within this milieu that this

study examined the impact of environment on students academic performance: A

study of the undergraduates students of business management, University of Jos,

Nigeria. For 2015/2016 session only. The major objective of this study is to examine

the effect of environment on students academic performance with a view of profering

solution. The constructivist, environmentalist learning theory and ecological system

theorytheory were used for the study. The methodology adopted for this research

work is through questionnaire and interviews. A total number of 225 questionnaire's

weeds of administered by the researcher. The chi square statistical techniques and

percentage were used in analysing the collard data, and testing of the research

hypotheses. The result signify that environmental variables such as noise and

overcrowding affects students academic performance in the department of business

management, University of Jos. The major finding of this research revealed that the

number of intake keep increasing (exceeding NUC guidelines) without any deliberate

attempt to increase the structure/facilities, and some teachers used examination as a

means of punishment for students. Based on this findings, certain recommendations

are made towards improving students academic performance. Prominent of this

recommendations includes: strict adherence to NUC guidelines of Cass size when

admitting students into the department, examinations should be a means of testing

students understanding of a subject matter. The study concluded that the

performance of students in the department of business management, University of

Jos will greatly be influence, if the entire school environment is greatly improve.

• constructivist, environmentali
• degree of noise, overcrowding
• Business
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• English
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