Path Analysis of the Influence of Students Variables and School Location on Students’ Academic Achievement in Economics
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Academic achievement, Economics, Path analysis, Student variables, School locationAbstract
The study sought to determine path analysis of the influence of student variables and school
location on senior secondary students’ academic achievement in Economics. Two research
questions and two hypotheses guided the study. The study adopted a correlational survey design.
Sample of the study consist of 377 SS2 Economics students drawn from 82 secondary schools in
Ogoja Education Zone of Cross River State. Multi-staged sampling procedure was used to select
fifteen schools from the urban and rural stratum. Two instruments were used for data collection
namely; Students Variable Questionnaire (SVQ) and Proforma for collecting SS2 Economics
Students’ Scores for first term 2018/2019 academic session. Face and construct validity were
employed in validating the instruments and were also tested for reliability. Using Cronbach
Alpha reliability estimate the internal consistency, 0.94 for SVQ. Data collected were analyzed
using IBM AMOS. Hypotheses were tested using Chi-square Goodness of Fit Index (CGFI), Root
Mean Square Error of Approximation (RMSEA) and ANOVA. Result shows there are 7
significant causal paths out of the 9 originally designed. Also, the student variables and school
location have combined influence on students’ academic achievement in Economics. However,
there is no significant model fit for explaining students’ academic achievements in Economics based on the exogenous variables. Based on the findings, it was concluded that student variables
and school location have high positive influence on students’ academic achievement in
Economics. It was recommended that Students should be motivated and encouraged to learn
through using teaching methods that increase the interest and curiosity of students to learn
Economics.
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