EFFECTS OF STUDENTS RESIDENTIAL LOCATION ON PUNCTUALITY AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS AT KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY OF ANYIGBA

Abstract

The study was set to determine the extent to which distance affects the academic performance of students at Kogi State University. Global, economic and social development are increasingly driven by the advancement and application of knowledge. Education in general and higher education in particular, are fundamental to the construction of a knowledge economy and society in all nations. The main objective of this study was to investigate how students' residential location affects their academic performance. To achieve this objective data was through a questionnaire. One hundred and sixty questionnaires were distributed and one hundred and fifty-three copies of the questionnaire were retrieved for analysis. The hypothesis tested resolve around students' residential locations and their academic performance. The Pearson chi-square test was used to test the hypothesis. The findings of this research work showed that Students' residential location played an effective role in their academic performance and there was a relationship between students' residential location and academic performance, Student on-campus enjoyed electricity, water, security and close proximity to the lecture area more than those living off-campus. Given the findings from this study, it was recommended that the private sector should be allowed to construct accommodation for students while their hostel accommodation rent is billed inside their school fees for agreed years and finally, Student's punctuality and lectures attendance should form part of the continuous assessment in grading student in a particular subject.