IMPACT OF COVID-19 PENDAMIC ON PUBLIC SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL

STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN MUBI-NORTH LOCAL

GOVERNMENT AREA, ADAMAWA STATE.

BY
ABDULQADIR AHMAD BAZWAY
(NTI/STUP/PGDE/2021/6148)

A PROJECT REPORT SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL TEACHERS INSTITUTE

KADUNA IN PARTAIL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD
OF POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION

JUNE, 2022

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this project was written by me and it is a record of my own research work.
It has not been presented before in any previous application for a Post Graduate Diploma in
Education. References made to published literatures have been duly acknowledged.

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Student

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 CERTIFICATION

This project report entitled “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Public Senior Secondary
School Students Academic Performance in Mubi-North Local Government Area,
Adamawa State.” meets the regulations governing the award of Post Graduate Diploma and is
approved for its contribution to knowledge and literary presentation.

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Mrs. Elizabeth Ukonu
Supervisor

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Dr. Mustapha Dauda Belel
Center Manager

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Name………………………………
External Examiner

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 DEDICATION

I dedicate this research project to my beloved parents in persons of Ahmad Nyada Bazway and
Sadiya Ahmad Bazway for their loved and support throughout my life. May God shower his
blessing on them?

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I wish to take this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to the Almighty God for
his love and protection to witness this wonderful day of my life.
I will not forget the effort, encouragement, correction and commitment made by my
supervisor in person of Mrs, Elizabeth Ukonu Egbe in the manuscript during the process of
writing with much patience and understanding, thank you Madam and may you remain blessed
now and always.
I give thanks to the center manager in person of Dr. Mustapha Dauda Belel, the project
coordinator Dr. Shua John, Dr. Edmond, Dr Pual Inuwa, Mal. Mustapha Kassim, and all other
lecturers, all the admin staff of NTI Fed Poly Mubi who had contributed in one way or the other
for the successful completion of my studies.
With deep sense of respect, I acknowledge and appreciate my beloved brothers and
sisters for their love, prayers, support and encouragement. And also my classmates and my
friends, for their positive contribution and support towards the completion of this research work.
Finally, I acknowledge all the authors I consulted during this research work, for
providing the necessary information needed to carry out this research work

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 ABSTRACT
This research work is titled: “Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Public Senior Secondary
School Students Academic Performance in Mubi-North Local Government Area,
Adamawa State”. the specific objectives of the research includes: to identify the impact of
Covid-19 pandemic in the study area, to establish the safety protocols put in place to curb with
spread of Covid-19 pandemic and to ascertain the effect of ICT on students’ Academic
performance in Public Senior Secondary Schools in Mubi-North. The data was analyzed using
mean tool and standard deviation. Based on the analysis of data obtained, the major findings of
the research report include the following: the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on students’
Academic Performance in SS (public school) in Mubi-North and the Effect of ICT on Students’
Academic Performance in the Study Area. The research instrument used in this was a set of
structured questionnaires; The research design in this study is survey research designed; the
targeted population for this study consists of all the SS class in Public Senior Secondary Schools
in Mubi-North Local Government Area of Adamawa State; To ensure validity of the instrument,
a questionnaire was given to the supervisor and three other lectures from the Department of NTI
Fed Poly, Mubi for face and content validity; Data for this study will be analyzed using Mean
tool and Standard and Deviation statistics due to the Descriptive nature of the research. Based on
the findings of the research work, the researcher concluded that The national lockdown of
educational institutions in Mubi-North Local Government Area Adamawa State and across
Nigeria have caused a major interruption in students learning; disruptions in an academic
program, suspension of terminal examination, cancellation of internal and external examination
(NECO and WAEC), creating a gap in teaching and learning and probably caused manpower
shortage in the schools as a result of a death caused by COVID-19. Based on the above findings
and recommendation, the study posited the following recommendations. The government should
increase the funding of secondary schools in next year's budget to allow them to manage all the
damages caused by the COVID-19 school close down, The government should immediately
embark on the integration of all secondary schools into online education and The Nigeria
government should direct all the secondary schools to extend physical teaching, conduct online
teaching and jointly solve new problems that may arise in the teaching process.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Page
Title page - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - i
Declaration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ii
Certification- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgements - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vi
Table of contents- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vii
List of Tables - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
1.3 Aim/ Objectives of the Study- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
1.4 Significance of the Study- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
1.5 Justification of the Study - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
1.6 Delimitation (or Scope & Delimitations) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
1.7 Hypotheses or Specific Research Questions (or both) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -4
1.8 Definition of Key (operational) Terms- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 Introduction- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.2 Literature- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6
2.3 Causes and Infection of Covid-19- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10
2.4 How does Covid-19 Spread- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -10
2.5 Sign and Symptoms of Covid-19- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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2.6 Prevention, Control and Managing of Covid-19- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
2.7 Summary- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
CHAPTER THREE: MATERIALS AND METHODS
3.1 Introduction- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
3.2 Research Design- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12

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3.3 Population of the Study- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 12
3.4 Sample and sampling techniques - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
3.5 Instrument for Data Collection - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
3.6 Validity of Instrument - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
3.7 Reliability of the instrument- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
3.8 Method of Data Collection- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
3.9 Method of Data analysis- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
3.10 Decision Rule- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 18
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
4.1 Summary of Question Distributed - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19
4. 2 Answering Research Question- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 19

CHAPTER FIVE: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

5.1 Conclusion- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
5.2 Recommendations- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
REFERENCES- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
APPENDICES- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29

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