Influence of Gender Based Violence on Students 'Academic Achievements in Public Senior Secondary Schools of Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State

Abstract

The study examined the influence of gender based violence on students’ academic achievement in public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 22,330 SS2 students in 96 public senior secondary schools in 5 local government areas of Nasarawa West senatorial Zone. Three hundred and eighty four (384) students were selected for the study using Research Advisors Table (2006). The researcher developed a 10-item instrument named Questionnaire on Gender Based Violence (QOGEBAV) for the purpose of data collection. In addition, a 40-item English Language Achievement Test (ELAT) of multiple choice format was adapted. The instruments were subjected to validation by experts in Educational Psychology and Measurement and Evaluation in order to ascertain their face and content validity. In the process, the researcher established a logical validity index of the 0.84 and 0.82 respectively for the questionnaire and English language achievement test. The instruments were further subjected to pilot study with data obtained was computed using Cronbach Alpha statistics. Results obtained from the yielded reliability indices of 0.75 and 0.76 respectively. The research questions were answered using frequency count and simple percentage while the hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level using chi- square statistics. The findings from the study showed there is a significant influence of physical violence on students’ academic achievement of public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State, and there is a significant influence of emotional violence on  students’ academic achievement of public senior secondary schools of Nasarawa West Senatorial District of Nasarawa State, The study recommended that awareness campaigns should be organized through events and social media platforms in communities for the purpose of curbing gender based domestic so that students achievement may be enhanced in schools.