Pages: 30-36

Abstract

This study investigated the utilisation and maintenance of schools facilities as correlate of ‎students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Adamawa state. The purpose of ‎this study was to determine the utilisation and maintenance of schools facilities as correlate of ‎students’ academic achievement in senior secondary schools in Adamawa state, two research ‎questions and two hypotheses guided the study. the study adopted descriptive survey design, the ‎area of the study was Adamawa state. The population of the study comprised 337 principals and ‎‎5128 teachers and 134,346 in all the senior secondary schools within the five education zones ‎of Adamawa State. The sample size of 166 principals, 365 teachers and 531 senior secondary ‎school students which were statistically determined using Taro Yamane formula for finite ‎population. The instrument was questionnaire named “principals’ management of school ‎facilities questionnaire” (PMSFQ) designed by the researcher and pro forma to elicit students’ ‎academic achievement. The instruments were validated by 4 validators. The reliability ‎coefficient of 0.82 was obtained using cronbach’s alpha method. Descriptive statistics of mean, ‎and standard deviation was used to answered research questions while the null hypotheses ‎were answered using linear regression analysis. All the hypotheses tested at 0.05 level of ‎significance were rejected. Based on the data collected and analysed statistically, all the ‎results of the finding revealed that utilizing with the mean of 3.02 and maintenance ‎with the mean of 3.31. In conclusion it was reveal that utilisation and maintenance ‎of schools facilities have contributed to students’ academic achievement in senior secondary ‎schools of Adamawa state. Among the recommendations, school facilities should be provided to ‎enable students’ and teachers to concentrate on their job for effective delivery‎‎.