Intelligence quotient and lower primary school pulpils performance in social studies in Osun state, Nigeria
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2022
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Department Of Institute Of Education, Faculty Of Education Obafemi Awolowo.
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The study examined the level of intelligence quotient of pupils in Osun state. It also determined the lower primary school pupils’ performance in Social Studies in the study area. Furthermore, it ascertained the relationship between pupils’ level of intelligence quotient and pupils’ performance in Social Studies. These were done with a view to providing information on intelligence quotient and lower primary school pupils performance in Social Studies in Osun State, Nigeria. The study adopted correlational survey research design. The population comprised lower primary school pupils in Osun state. The sample size consisted of 500 pupils who were selected using multistage sampling procedure. One senatorial district was selected from the three senatorial districts in the state using simple random sampling technique. Ten local governments
were selected from the sampled senatorial district in Osun State using simple random sampling technique. From each local government, one basic school was selected using simple random sampling technique. From each basic school, 50 pupils were randomly selected from two intact classes. Data was collected using two instruments, namely: Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence (WPPSI) and Records of Pupils’ Performance in Social Studies(RPPSS).
The data collected were analysed using simple percentages, frequency and Pearson Product moment correlation of 0.05 significant level.
The results showed that the selected pupils had a high level of intelligence quotient in the study area as shown by 69.7% of the respondents. It was also discovered that most of the respondents in the study area had a high level of academic performance in Social Studies as confirmed by 61.3% of the respondents in the study area. The result also showed a significant relationship between pupils’ level of intelligence quotient and pupils’ performance in Social Studies (r=0.436, P<0.05). The positive value of the correlation shows that there exists a positive relationship between intelligence quotient and performance of the pupils. This implies that the
higher the pupils’ intelligent quotient, the higher the performance in Social Studies in the study area.
The study concluded that intelligent quotient would predict the academic performance of Social Studies among lower primary school pupils in Osun State.
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FATOYE, O.D(2022) Intelligence quotient and lower primary school pulpils performance in social studies in Osun state, Nigeria, Department Of Institute Of Education, Faculty Of Education Obafemi Awolowo.