INFLUENCE OF CLASS SIZE ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN FRENCH IN ONITHSA EDUCATION ZONE

Abstract

This study examined the effect of class size on the academic performance of Junior Secondary School Students in French. Three research questions guided the study. It was an ex-post-facto research. The sample comprised ten (10) French teachers and five hundred (500) students in Onitsha Education Zone of Anambra State. The instrument used for data collection was students’ academic performance record from the Teacher’s Grade Book and two researcher constructed questionnaires for teachers and students. Mean was used to answer the three research questions and t-test was used to test the two null hypotheses. The findings revealed that large class size negatively affects academic performance of students in French while small class size enhances or positively affects the academic performance of Junior Secondary School Students in French. Based on the findings, recommendations were made and suggestions for further research were stated.