Large Family Size as a Factor of Academic Performance among Senior Secondary School Students in Sokoto Metropolis: Implication for Counselling

Abstract

The study investigates family size as correlate of academic performance among senior secondary school students in Sokoto metropolis using correlational research design. The population of the study comprised of 8,185 students. The study uses a sample of 365 SS I students. Two research instruments; Family Size Questionnaire (FSQ) and Academic Performance Test in English (APTIE) and Mathematics (APTIM) are used for data collection. Two hypotheses were formulated and tested. Also, Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to test the hypotheses. The findings reveal positive significant relationship between family size and academic performance. It concludes that family size is a determinant of students’ academic performance. The study therefore recommends that parents should try to keep a family that their socio-economic status can maintain.