Effect of Delinquency on Academic Performance Among Chemistry Students in Senior Secondary Schools in Kumbotso Local Government Area, Kano State

ABSTRACT This Research Titled “Effect Of Delinquency On Academic Performance Among Senior Secondary School in Kumbotso Local Government Area Kano State”. The study made Use of three research questions and two null hypotheses. The population of respondents For the study was 30,532 students from public schools. The sample size was random Sampling of 378 participants. The data for the study was collected by the use of questioner. The student t-test was used to test the hypotheses formulated for the study. The Hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level of significance. The findings showed that: on Delinquent students performed better than delinquent students even without treatment. Non delinquent students performed better than delinquent students even when taught together. There was higher level of delinquency among the older juvenile than the Younger ones. The academic performance of delinquent students improved after been Taught. The researcher made the following recommendations among others that: Delinquent students should be shown love by teachers as this will instill value and self- Esteem in the students which will in turn enhances learning. Teachers should not neglect Delinquent students in the course of teaching but rather try to understand each student as an individual and treat each as such Counseling units should be set up in all secondary Schools. This research was that of data presented was analyzed using mean score, and Recommendations and findings were discussed effectively.