INFLUENCE OF HOME TUTORING ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF PUPILS’ ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE

Abstract

 

English language enables individual ability to communicate and interact with the world effectively. Poor academic performance of pupils in English language might be consented by the principles and practices used by the teachers. Hence, the researchers investigated influence of home tutoring on the academic performance of primary school pupils in English language in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State The descriptive survey research design was used. The population of the study comprised all primary five pupils, while all primary five pupils with a total of 4,230 in the local government become the target population of the study. Accidental sampling technique was used to select two hundred and ten pupils. Home Tutoring Rating Scale (HTRS) and Pupils’ English language Academic Performance Test (PEAPT) were used to elicit information from the respondents. The instruments were validated by English teachers. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to establish the reliability at .78. Descriptive statistical tool was used to answer the research question, while inferential statistics of Linear Regression, and t-test were used to test for the formulated research hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found that, there was significant influence of home tutoring on pupils’ academic performance in English language in Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State (F _(1,208) = 1050.568, P < 0.05), there was no significant influence of home tutoring on pupils’ academic performance in English language in Ilorin west Local Government Area of Kwara State based on gender (t = 1.933; df = 208; P >0.05). It was concluded that, home tutoring facilitates and enhances children academic performance in all subject especially in English language. It was also recommended among other that, Parents and guardian should be encouraged to employ qualified persons as home lesson english teachers, or tutors to improve their children academic performance

Key Words: Academic performance, English language, home tutoring and Gender