PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION AND LOCAL EDUCATION BOARD: A SYNERGISTIC APPROACH TO ENHANCING PUPILS' ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN NSIT-UBIUM LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF AKWA IBOM STATE. NIGERIA

Abstract

This study examined the influence of Parent-Teacher Association and Local Education Board on Pupils' Academic Performance in English Language in Nsit-Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. To achieve the objectives of the study, two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consisted of nine hundred and eighteen (918) primary six pupils from ten (10) primary schools in Nsit-Ubium local government area of Akwa Ibom state the research design used for the study exposed-facto design. The sample for this study is two hundred (200) primary six pupils randomly selected from the ten (10) primary schools for the study. Two instruments were used for the study. These includes a structured questionnaire titled; Parent-Teacher Association and Local Education Board Questionnaire (PTALEDQ) and English Language Achievement Test (ELAT). The reliability of the research instruments was established using Cronbach alpha for PTALEDQ and Kudar Richardson’s KR-20 for ELAT. The reliability estimates for PTIQ ranged from .76-.87, while that of ELAT was .88. Simple linear regression analysis was used in testing the hypotheses, each hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance with 198 degrees of freedom. The findings revealed that; there is a significant influence of Parent-Teacher Association and Local Education Board (LEB) on academic performance of primary six pupils in English Language. Based on the findings of the data analyses, it was recommended among others that the government and educational authorities should prioritize the establishment and strengthening of parent-teacher associations in primary schools, providing necessary resources and support to enhance their effectiveness. This can include training for parents and teachers, provision of infrastructure and materials, and incentives for active participation