Birth Order and Achievement of Students in Obio/Akpor LGA of Rivers State

Abstract

This study investigated birth order and achievement of students in Obio/Akpor LGA. Two research questions and two corresponding null hypotheses guided the study. The correlational research design was adopted for the study. The participants were secondary school students from government secondary schools in Obio/Akpor LGA. The study group included 300 students, of whom 60.9% (103) were female, and 39.1% (66) male. There were 58 (34.3%) first-born, 56 (33.1%) middle-born and 55 (32.5%) last-born participants The finding of the study revealed that birth order significantly predict academic achievement among secondary school students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. The study also showed that f amily types significantly predicts academic achievement among secondary school students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. Based on the findings of this study, It was also gathered that birth order , locus of control, parenting styles, family type, and gender (male/female) significantly predicts academic achievement among secondary school students in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was therefore recommended that more academic events should be conducted to help students review and utilize their knowledge and skills, as well as to make them more competitive, in order to improve academic achievement or bring out the students' potential academically.