SCHOOL FACILITIES AND STUDENTS’ LEARNING OUTCOME IN SOCIAL STUDIES IN CALABAR METROPOLIS, CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA: IMPLICATION FOR GEOGRAPHY EDUCATION
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The study surveyed school facilities and students’ learning outcome in Social Studies in Calabar Metropolis, Cross River State Nigeria: Implication for Geography Education. To achieve the purpose of this study, two null hypotheses were formulated. Ex-post-facto research design was used for the study. The population of the study comprised all Upper Basic III students from government owned schools in the study area. While purposive sampling technique was used in selecting 200 students offering Social Studies for the study. A 20-item ‘‘School Facilities Questionnaire (SFQ) and a 20-item Social Studies Achievement Test (SSAT)’ were used for data collection. Data analysis technique adopted was the independent t-test. The hypotheses formulated for the study were tested at .05 level of significance. The result showed that, classroom facilities and sports facilities significantly influenced students’ learning outcome in Social Studies in Calabar Metropolis. Based on the findings, it was recommended that government and all relevant stakeholders should ensure adequate equipping of our schools with modern classroom facilities to improve teaching and learning.
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