Environmental Variables And Student's Academic Performance In English Language In Public Secondary Schools

ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND STUDENTS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN ENGLISH LANGUAGEAbstract Over the years, the language of instruction in Nigerian  schools has been English. Thus, students’ proficiency in English goes to a long extent to determine the student academic achievement in the overall. Student’s failure to understand the English language becomes a challenge in academic achievement. Performance in English determines the performance in other subjects since it is the language of instruction in schools. This study sought to investigate environmental factors influencing performance in Eng…