The Impact of Parents’ Income and Educational Background on Students’ Academic Achievement in Educational Technology in Niger State, Nigeria
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This study examined the impact of parents’ income and educational background on students’ academic achievement in educational technology in Niger state. The study utilized a descriptive survey design and a questionnaire was used for collecting data. Two research questions were answered and two hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 level of significance in this study. Descriptive and inferential statistics of mean, standard deviation, and t-test were used to analyze the data. A grand mean of 2.50 was used for decision making. The findings of this study revealed that students study daily and differently regardless of their parent’s income and the income of the parent varies thereby students tend to attain academic achievement despite their parent’s income. It was therefore recommended that parents should give maximum financial support to their children to enhance their academic achievement, Government should formulate policies such as scholarship for students from low socio-economic status and soft loans for the parents to enable such students to have an equal opportunity to education as children from high socio-economic status.
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