The perception of teachers on the effects of co-curricular activities on the academic performance of students

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to find out the perception of teachers with regards to students’ involvements in co-curricular activities and their academic performance at the senior high school. The co-curricular activities of interest were; religious, academic and sporting. The study was carried out in three assisted senior high schools. One hundred and forty teachers were involved the study. Convenience sampling technique was employed to administer the research instrument. The Survey research design was adopted and questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability of the questionnaire was 0.89. Frequencies, means, standard deviations, percentages and bar graphs were used to interpret and explain the field data. The study revealed that, 31.71% agreed (strongly agree and agree), 20.14% stayed neutral, while 48.15% disagreed (strongly disagree and disagree) that, students’ involvements in religious activities promote academic performance. About 81.85% respondents congruently agreed (strongly agree and agree) that, students’ involvements in activities of academic clubs and societies enhance students’ academic performance, 9.28 remained neutral and 8.56% disagreed (strongly disagree and disagree). About 25.28% agreed (strongly agree and agree) that students’ involvement in sporting activities enhances one’s academic performance, 26.71% were neutral and 48.00% disagreed (strongly disagree and disagree). It was concluded that academic clubs’ activities should be encouraged whilst religious and sporting activities should be tailored to promote academic performance.