Effect Of Class Size On Students Achievement In OLevel Biology Examination

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

5.1 Introduction

This chapter summarizes the findings on the effect of class size on students academic performance in biology at SSCE using some selected secondary schools in Badagry, Lagos State. The chapter consists of summary of the study, conclusions, and recommendations.

5.2 Summary of the Study

In this study, our focus was to examine the effect of class size on students academic performance in biology at SSCE using some selected secondary schools in Badagry, Lagos State. The study is was specifically carried out to ascertain whether class size influences students concentration during the teaching and learning of biology, ascertain whether class size influences students" learning outcome in biology, determine whether over crowed class room affect students" academic readiness for SSCE, and ascertain whether class size influences students" academic performance in SSCE.

The study adopted the survey research design and randomly enrolled participants in the study. A total of 35 responses were validated from the enrolled participants where all respondent were biology teacher of some senior selected secondary schools in Badagry, Lagos State.

5.3 Conclusions

Based on the findings of this study, the researcher concluded that;

• Class size influence students concentration during the teaching and learning of biology in secondary school.
• Class size influence students" learning outcome in biology.
• Over crowded class room affect students" academic readiness for SSCE.
• Class size influence students" academic performance in SSCE.

5.4 Recommendation

Based on the responses obtained, the researcher proffers the following recommendations:

• Educational planners should ensure that with an increase in student" population, arrangements should be made for commensurate increase in infrastructure and qualified teachers. This will reduce class size, enable adequate teachers" workload and encourage student-centered learning. This will go a long way to improve the quality of teaching, learning and performance.
• The Ministry of Education, policy makers, parent - teachers association, old boys/students association and other nongovernmental organizations, corporate bodies and religious organizations should contribute respectively to renovate dilapidated classrooms, build more classrooms to contain the growing enrolments in the schools and provide schools with the facilities they need to make teaching and learning easier and effective.
• Where the class size cannot be reduced in a given time due to challenges beyond the control of the school authorities, it is recommended that teachers and management of the school should employ rotational students" group formation and study. These groups could identify common challenges and present it to teachers for support.

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