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Item ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN ECONOMICS AMONG SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN LAGOS MAINLAND LOCAL GOVERNMENT(DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2019) BADAMAS, O.L.; UYANNE, E.O.; ONIYE, R.K.Abstract The importance of Economics education to any nation is to enable both leaders and citizens to understand the basic economics concepts and the principles needed to improve the economic situation of the individual country. Several studies have been carried out to investigate students' attitude towards Economics as a school subject. The purpose of this study is to assess the learning difficulties in economics among senior secondary school students in Lagos mainland local government. Two research questions and one research hypothesis were raised and tested for this study. The sample comprises of 100 senior secondary school students selected randomly from five public schools. The research design adopted for this study was descriptive type of survey. The instrument used for data collection in this study was a self-designed questionnaire. Research question one and two were answered using frequency count, percentage and mean while t-test was used to test the research hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. Findings showed that, perceived difficult concepts in Economics by senior secondary school students are Nigerian Economic Sectors, Economic Theories, Market Structure, Public Finance, International Economic Organizations and Economic Growth and Development. Another finding showed that, there was no significant difference in students' learning difficulties in Economics based on gender. It was recommended that; Adequate attention and preparation should be given to those identified difficult concepts in Economics during teaching and learning processes. This will enable the students to overcome those difficulties.Item RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ACADEMIC INDISCIPLINE AND FAILURE AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLSTUDENTS IN ILORIN WEST LOCAL GOVERNMENTAREA, KWARA STATE(DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SCIENCES EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, 2019) ONIYE, R.K.; SALIHU, A.; UYANNE, E.O.Examined by this study, is the relationship between academic indiscipline and failure among secondary school students in Ilorin west Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. The forms of indiscipline, the rate of failure and causes of indiscipline among students were all examined. It was a descriptive survey type with the population covering all the teachers and students in Ilorin west Local Government Area, Kwara State, Nigeria. Fifty secondary school teachers were sampled for this study using simple random sampling technique. Data was collected using a researcher designed questionnaire and pro forma while, the data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics of percentage, mean, and inferential statistics of Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) at 0.05 level of significance. Findings of this study revealed that possession of phones and lateness to schools, sneaking out of schools, absenteeism, not doing assignment and use of slang are forms of indiscipline that prevail in schools are forms of indiscipline that sometimes prevail in schools; the rate of failure of students in SSCE examinations is downfall in Ilorin west Local Government Area, Kwara State from 2013-2017; lack of teachers' commitment, poor parenting, drug abuse, poverty, Lack of good role models and broken home were affirmed as the causes of academic indiscipline and failure among students; there was a significant relationship between academic indiscipline and failure among secondary school students in Ilorin west Local Government Area, Kwara State. It was therefore recommended among others that there should be guidance and counselling personnel for students in every school so as not only to curb indiscipline among students in school but also to prioritize education and reduce the rate of failure among students; parents and teachers should serve as role models for students through the exhibition of good behavior that children/students can imitate and reproduce at homes and in schools; teachers should motivate students and integrate such teaching techniques that could reassure students with learning difficulties so as to reduce the rate of failure and academic indiscipline among students.