Comparison of the Academic Performance of Students with Literate Mothers and Students with Illiterate Mothers in Kwara state, Nigeria

  • Funmi Mowaiye - Fagbemi University of Ilorin, Nigeria.

Abstract

There are important variables to academic performance. Further, mothers are very influential to what their children become. A literate and informed mother can make a difference to the academic performance of her child. This was the crux of this study; to find out if mothers educational qualification(s) is related to academic performance of subjects under study.


The study was carried out in Kwara State. The one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) was the statistical tool utilized. The results revealed that mothers educational qualification was related to the performance of students.

Published
2017-09-17
How to Cite
FAGBEMI, Funmi Mowaiye -. Comparison of the Academic Performance of Students with Literate Mothers and Students with Illiterate Mothers in Kwara state, Nigeria. NIU Journal of Social Sciences, [S.l.], v. 3, n. 2, p. 79-81, sep. 2017. ISSN 3007-1690. Available at: <https://www.kampalajournals.ac.ug/ojs/index.php/niujoss/article/view/13>. Date accessed: 05 apr. 2026.