Comparison of Boarding and Day Senior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Biology in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Evidence from empirical studies has in recent time shown repeated poor performance of students in science subjects in Nigeria. This assertion called for the concern of stakeholders and findings from research studies linked this poor performance to school type, government, examination bodies, teachers, parents and the students themselves. In line with this general assertion, this study compared the performance of boarding and day senior secondary students in biology in Owo Local Government, Ondo State, Nigeria.The study was a descriptive research of the ex-post-facto type. A purposive sampling technique was used to select six schools. A total number of three hundred and ninety five (395) students’ results in West African Senior School Certificate examination conducted in 2012 were utilized. The results revealed that there was a significant difference in the Biology students’ academic performance in private and public boarding and day secondary schools. It could be deduced that significant difference does exist among the schools. Significant difference does not exist between the Biology performance of male and female students in boarding and day secondary schools.

Keywords: Boarding, Day, School, Mixed Boarding, Performance.