Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens
especially the youth. This is because the development of any nation or
community depends largely on the quality of education of such a nation.
It is generally believed that the basis for any true development must
commence with the development of human resources. Formal education
remains the vehicles for social-economic development and social
mobilization in any society. In recent times there has been a decline
in the standard of education even at the University level, this has
caused differential academic performance of student in the Universities
across Nigeria. Academic performance has been described as the
scholastic standing of a student at a given moment. This scholastic
standing could be explained in terms of the grades obtained in a course
or groups of courses, this is done after examination has been
conducted.
This study looks at comparative analysis of Education/Economics
and Economics students’ pattern of carryover in courses between
2007-2010 in University of Benin. Students get carryover in course when
they fail the particular course of study that is when they get grade
“F”. Grade “F” is a carryover grade. The national University commission
has generalized grading system for Nigerian Universities. The table
below show this,
Table 1. GP as based on criteria established by the national Universities Commission (NUC) guidelines.
A = 70% and above = 5points
B = 60%-69% = 4points
C = 50% - 59% = 3points
D = 45- 49% = 2points
E = 40 – 44% = 1points
F = 0 – 39% = 0 points
ABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page – – – – – – – – – –
Title Page – – – – – – – – – –
Certification – – – – – – – – – –
Dedication – – – – – – – – – –
Acknowledgement – – – – – – – – –
Abstract – – – – – – – – – –
Table of Content – – – – – – – – –
Chapter One: Introduction
Background of the Study – – – – – –
Statement of the Problem – – – – – –
Objectives of the Study – – – – – – –
Research Questions – – – – – – –
Research Hypotheses – – – – – – –
Significance of the Study – – – – – – –
Scope/ Limitation of the Study – – – – – –
Definition of Terms – – – – – – –
Chapter Two: Review of Related Literature
2.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
2.2 Conceptual Framework – – – – – – –
2.3 Theoretical Framework – – – – – – –
2.4 Empirical Review – – – – – – – –
Chapter Three: Research Methodology
3.1 Introduction – – – – – – – –
3.1 Research Design – – – – – – – –
3.3 Area of the Study – – – – – – – –
3.4 Population of the Study – – – – – – –
3.5 Sample Size and Sampling Techniques – – – –
3.6 Instrumentation – – – – – – – –
3.7 Validation of the Instrument – – – – – –
3.8 Administration of the Instrument – – – – –
3.9 Method of Data Analysis – – – – – – –
Chapter Four: Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data
4.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
4.2 Presentation and Analysis of Data – – – – –
4.3 Testing of Hypotheses – – – – – – –
4.4 Discussion of Findings – – – – – – –
Chapter Five: Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Introduction – – – – – – – – –
5.2 Summary – – – – – – – – –
5.3 Conclusion – – – – – – – –