Causes and Solutions of Poor Academic Performance of History Students in Government Secondary Schools in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State
Abstract
The poor academic performance of history students in government secondary schools in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State presents and impeding challenge to the educational development in Nigeria. As history plays a crucial role in shaping national identity, civic consciousness, and critical thinking, its declining academic performance raises concerns about the future of historical scholarship in the country. This research focuses more on the Government Secondary School (GSS) Gwio Kura, Government Girls Arabic Secondary School Dagona and Government Science and Technical College Azbak in Bade local government area. This study examines the root causes of poor performance by analyzing factors related to teachers, students, parents, government, and societal attitudes toward history education in given government secondary schools in Bade. It identifies key challenges, such as inadequate teacher training, lack of instructional resources, negative student perceptions, and government neglect. Albert Bandura's Social Learning Theory was adopted to relate the importance of historical learning through observation and modelling. The study in line with the objectives and findings, recommends for an improved funding, teacher capacity building, curriculum reform, as well as innovative teaching methods making up a direct reaction to the findings that shows and expatiate on the need for a collective effort from stakeholders to revitalize history education and ensure students' improved academic performance. The paper adopts both primary and secondary sources to quarry the poor academic performance in Bade local government area,
Keywords
Academic Performance
History Education
Secondary Schools
Teacher Training
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