QUESTIONNAIRE

PERSONAL DATA
Tick ( ) as appropriate.
1. Name of school:_________________________________________
2. Age Range: 14-18 years [ ], 19-23 years [ ], 19-23 years [ ],
24 years and above [ ]
3. Sex: Male: [ ], Female [ ]
4. Class: SS I [ ], SS II [ ], SS III [ ]
SECTION B

Tick ( ) as applicable.
INTERVIEW GUIDES FOR PARENTS WHOSE CHILDREN ARE
LEANING IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
1. How many children do you have? (a) 2 { } (b) 5 { } (c)
3{ }
2. Among the children you have, how many of them are in
secondary schools? (a) 4 { } (b) 1 (c) 3
3. How is the academic progress of your children? Are you
comfortable with their academic progress? (a) yes { } (b) No
{ } (c) neutral
4. Do you have any child whose academic performance is
poorer/ at risk of failure. (a) Yes { } (b) No { } (c) neutral

5. How do you perceive that child? Is that student has any

significant help to your family.(a) Yes { } (b) { } (c) { }
6. As a parent how do you help your child to continue with
learning so as to upgrade his/her performance?(a)
encouragement { } (b) neglecting { } (c) hire a teacher for
him/her { }
QUESTIONNAIRE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE STUDYING
AT SECONDARY SCHOOLS
We the researcher are interested in finding out the influence
parents can be said to have on the academic performance of their
students at risk of failure. The findings of this study will lead to
understanding of different ways parents can be said to influence
schooling of their children which affect their performance. It will
help government to set strategies to deal with parents in order to
bring about parents good participation which will culminate to
good academic performance of their children.
Please assist by answering the question as honest as
possible. The information you will give will be treated
confidentiality and used solely for the purpose of this
study. There is no need for you to disclose your name
unless otherwise you wish to do so.
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Thank you very much for your time and cooperation. I

great appreciate your contribution in this research.
1. Region
.
2. Name of School Class
(II, III, IV)
3. Sex

..
4. How many children are there in your family? (a) 1 { } (b) 2 {
} (c) 3 { } (d) others specify { }
5. Among them, how many of you are studying in secondary
schools? (a) 1 { } (b) 2 { } (c) 3 { } (d) others specify { }
6.

What cultural/ practices are there taking place in your

society?
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7.

Do

your

parents

need

you

to

undergo

those

cultural/traditional practices? (a) Yes { } (b) No { } (c)

neutral

if

yes/No

Why?

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8. Do you think those practices have influence on educational
practice and academic performance of your studies? (a) Yes
{ } (b) No { } (c) neutral { }
9. Is your home environment conducive for personal studies
after school hours?
10.

Yes

No

Explain

why

for

your

answer.

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11.

Are your parents encouraging you to study? (a) Yes { }

(b) No { } (c) neutral { }

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12.

Do they give you the following support in relation to

your study? (a) Yes { } (b) No { } (c) neutral { }