Assessment of the Relationship Between the Attitude of Students Towards Christian Religious Studies and Their Academic Performance in Christian Religious Studies in Federal College of Education, Zaria

Abstract

The potential of Christian Religious Studies to assure spiritual and moral wellness within a given society justifies its availability at the primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions. The approach of students to the course is important since it affects how well they perform in the subject. Therefore, this study entitled “Assessment of the Relationship between the Attitude of Students towards Christian Religious Studies and their Academic Performance in Christian Religious Studies” became imperative. The objective was to examine the impact of attitude of students on the choice and performance in the course in Federal College of Education, Zaria. The research questions are: to what extent has the attitude of CRS students impacted the choice of the course in Federal College of Education, Zaria; and to what extent has the attitude of CRS students impacted their performance in the course in the college. Correlational design adopted for this study with the use of a questionnaire in data collection using purposive sampling to select a sample of 60 students from a population of 84 NCE II students. Descriptive statistics (standard deviation) was used to analyse the data. The study reveals, among others that students’ attitude towards CRS affects their performance negatively in the course hence, it was concluded that the majority of the students do not offer CRS because of personal interest, motivation and for self-fulfilment. It was therefore, recommended among others, to re-orientate the students and instil the right attitude in them and that government should make CRS compulsory at secondary school level.