Effect of Culture on Students Academic Performance in Christian Religious Knowledge
Effect of Culture on Students Academic Performance in Christian Religious Knowledge.
ABSTRACT
One of the important factors in moulding behaviour as well as educational objectives in CRK is in realizing and believing that the subject is not just a mere study to fulfill academic requirement but its add cognitively and morally in the life of the students and in turn bring growth to the society.
The negative performance of students toward its educational aims and objectives could be associated to the low or inadequate professional in the field of religion to handle the subject as well as inappropriation of teaching aids and instructional materials.
The study used a questionnaire to collect data from the teacher who were selected by the use of simple random sampling.
The study revealed that the majority of those teaching CRK are not qualified teachers in the field of religion nor theology. It was revealed in the study that, it is of almost important for teachers to use varieties of methods and aid in the teaching and learning process.
A good teaching method provokes thought, test judgment not a mere memory and it challenges students to practice and show evidence for the understanding of what they have learnt.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page — — — — — — — — — i
Declaration — — — — — — — — — ii
Dedication — — — — — — — — — iii
Acknowledgements — — — — — — — iv
Approval Page — — — — — — — — v
Abstract — — — — — — — — — vi
Table of Contents — — — — — — — vii
List of Tables — — — — — — — — x
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study — — — — — 1
1.2 Statement of Problem — — — — — 2
1.3 Research Questions — — — — — — 5
1.4 Research Hypotheses — — — — — 6
1.5 Purpose of the Study — — — — — 6
1.6 Significance of the Study — — — — — 7
1.7 Scope of the Study — — — — — — 8
1.8 Basic Assumption of the Study — — — — 9
1.9 Limitation of the Study — — — — — 9
1.10 Operational Definition of Terms– — — — 9
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1 Theoretical Framework — — — — — 10
2.2 Conceptual Framework — — — — — 15
2.3 Summary — — — — — — — — 20
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 Research Design — — — — — — 21
3.2 Area of Study — — — — — — — 21
3.3 Study Population — — — — — — 22
3.4 Sample and Sampling Procedure — — — 22
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection — — — — 23
3.6 Validation of Instrument — — — — — 23
3.7 Administration of Instrument — — — — 24
3.8 Method of Data Analysis — — — — — 24
CHAPTER FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
4.1 The Background Characteristic of the Respondents – 26
4.2 Percentage Distribution of Respondents Responses on the Effect of Culture on Students — 28
4.3 Anova showing the Effect Teaching Method on Student Academic Performance in CRK – 29
4.4 ANOVA showing the effect of inadequate professional CRK teachers on student academic performance in CRK — — 30
4.5 Discussion of Findings — — — — — 31
CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary — — — — — — — — 32
5.2 Conclusion — — — — — — — 33
5.3 Recommendations — — — — — — 34
Reference
INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study
The teaching of Christian Religious Knowledge in Schools in Nigeria dates back to 19th Century when the Christian Missionaries established the first school in Badagry in 1842. Since then, Christian Religious knowledge had occupied the prominent position in Nigeria curriculum till date, it is one of the core subjects taught in schools.
According to Fafunwa (1975) “Religious training and moral instructions should be regarded as fundamental to the development of sound Education and should be accorded complete equality with secular subjects.
The essence of teaching Christian Religious Knowledge in school include academic, moral, civic and spiritual objectives. It is in this perspective that Nigeria society sees the place of Religious Knowledge in the school curriculum as not only affecting character training but academic excellence.
Religion can be defined as the beliefs, attitudes, emotions or behavior constituting man’s relationship with the power and principles of the universe, especially with a deity.
Christian Religious knowledge is an aspect of religion that is peculiar to the followers of Christ. Culture, on the other hand, is described as the shared way of living of a group of people.
It is used to encompass commonly experienced aspects of the group lives such as shared knowledge, values background, belief, forms of expression and behaiour that may impact classroom interaction. This means, the cultural practices we engaged in as we move across everyday school and professional context shaped and constitute our learning.
The National Policy on Education (1981) call for a Functional Educational student’s academic performance especially in Christian Religious Knowledge Examination has continued to deteriorate in recent years. The rate of failure is a great concern to many minds.
There has been news of falling Education Standard in Nigeria and this make Nwabueze (1993) to opined “call Nigerians know that standard of education has fallen and any one in doubt of this is either uneducated or Nigerian enemy.
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