A Study of Psychosocial Factors on the Scholastic Performance of School Students in Bio Science

Abstract

Students in school were taught under the same curricula by the same teachers newlinethey use same resources but performance varies widely. Researchers have shown that newlinethe achievement of students especially in relation to the sciences is greatly influenced newlineby certain psychological or cognitive factors. Several researchers have also pointed newlineout different reasons for students poor performance, some of which are due to the newlineabstractness of certain aspects of Biology, lack of understanding on the students part newlineof certain biological concepts such as ecology (Owoeye, 2016). newline