ADEOSUN, Praise Kehinde (Ph.D)1 OJARIKRE EGUONOR (M.Ed)2
1&2Department of Educational Evaluation and Counselling Psychology, University of Benin,
Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
Abstract
The study examined how class-size affects undergraduate students’ academic performance in the University of Benin. To provide direction for the study, two (2) research questions were posed, one of which was hypothesised. This study used a descriptive survey research approach. The study’s population consisted of all eight hundred and eighty-eight (888) 100-level undergraduate students in the Faculty of Education. The sample size for this study was four hundred thirty (430) undergraduate students from four departments chosen using a simple random selection procedure. The data collecting tool was an academic proforma of EDU 111 students. As a standardised instrument, it was regarded valid and dependable. Research questions 1 and 2 were addressed with descriptive statistics like mean and standard deviation. Hypothesis 1 was evaluated using ANOVA statistics. According to the study’s findings, the academic performance of education students by department was low. It was also discovered that there was a considerable disparity in academic achievement among education students by department. In the light of the results obtained, the researcher recommended that the carrying capacity in each faculty be examined before admitting new students to ensure that students have manageable class sizes, which improves their academic achievement.Keywords: Class size, academic performance, undergraduate, students