PREDICTIVE VALIDITY OF VARIABLES OF ABSENTEEISM ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN BIOLOGY IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
This study examines the predictive validity of variables of absenteeism on senior secondary school students’ academic achievement in Biology in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted the correlational research design. A sample of 936 respondents comprising 288 and 648 Biology teachers and students respectively were selected from 72 public senior secondary schools across six (6) randomly selected Local Government Areas in Rivers State. A 20-item self-structured instrument titled “Predictive Validity of Variables of Absenteeism Questionnaire” (PVVAQ) and 50-item “Biology Achievement Test” (BAT) with reliability coefficients of 0.874 and 0.861 respectively necessitated their use for collecting data analyzed using regression analysis. The study revealed p-values of .000*, .000*, and .050* which indicated that the predictors of absenteeism like school refusal, school withdrawal and early leaving respectively significantly contributed to determine senior secondary school students’ achievement in Biology in Rivers State. The study recommended that school administrators and supervisors should regularly monitor and ensure that Biology teachers class conduct aligns with the ethos of the profession such as teaching, assessment, counselling and discipline in order to avoid students becoming idle that would predispose them to unruliness, truancy and absenteeism that affects academic achievement in Biology.
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