Teachers and Students’ Perception on the Impact of Reference Groups and School Location on Academic Achievement of Secondary Financial Accounting Students in Taraba State, Nigeria

Zharaddeen A. K, I. David and S.m Abdullahi
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Zharaddeen A. K: Department of Vocational Education Faculty of Education, Modibbo Adama University.
I. David: Department of Vocational Education Faculty of Education, Modibbo Adama University.
S.m Abdullahi: Department of Vocational Education Faculty of Education, Modibbo Adama University.

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2023, vol. 7, issue 7, 2028-2037

Abstract: The study was on teachers and students’ perception on the impact of reference group and school location on academic achievement of secondary financial accounting in Taraba State. The study had three objectives, three research questions and three null hypotheses. Descriptive survey was used as a design. The population of the study consisted of 8456. Out of these population a sample of 426 were selected. These sample comprises of 63 financial accounting teachers and 364 financial accounting students respectively. Structured questionnaire was used as an instrument for data collection. Data were analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation were used while inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was also used. The benchmark of 3.0 was used to agree or disagree with the mean response of the respondent While all the null hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level significance. The finding of the study revealed that teachers and students believed that reference group and school location had a positive impact on academic achievement of secondary financial accounting students in Taraba State. on line learning activities. The study therefore, concluded reference group and school location had a positive impact on academic achievement of secondary financial accounting students in Taraba State. Based on this, the study recommended that Parent teachers association (PTA) should conduct a regular public awareness on the role of family in the education of their wards and also school administrators and teachers should observe the behaviors of their students in the class as they form their various peer group.

Date: 2023
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