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Academic Performance of Single-Parented Pupils in Public Basic Schools
Article Number: SIS019678AI060423
6th April, 2023
Author(s):
Daniel Kessie
Abstract:
This study
examines the academic performance of single-parented pupils in public basic
schools in the Berekum Municipality in the Bono region of Ghana by comparing
and analyzing pupils’ academic performance in both private and public basic
schools. Using a descriptive research design with a stratified purposive
sampling technique, an estimated two hundred and thirty-four sixty (234)
respondents were estimated. The findings of the study showed some level of
academic performance among pupils in private basic schools in Berekum. This was
realized when a number of varied questions were posed to pupils. The mean and
standard deviation were used to determine the outcome of each response. The
highest response among the list of responses was 2.833, representing the mean,
and 1.396, representing the standard deviation, indicating a demonstrable skill
in basic skills. The result also indicated that single-parented pupils
exhibited a high retention span during learning, representing 2.705 for the
mean and 1.823 for the standard deviation, respectively. The academic
performance of pupils in public basic schools was lower. This was realized when
some questions were asked about the level of academic performance in public
schools. Their responses were expressed in mean and standard deviation terms
for each response. However, the study recommends that the school authorities
and community leaders in the study area work together to organize seminars and
sensitization programs for parents to enable them to know that their supervision
of their children's learning is vital to their academic performance.
