Study Skills and Upper Basic Education Students’ Retention of Business Studies Lessons in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria.

Abstract:

This study investigated study skills and upper basic education students’ retention of business studies lessons in Calabar Municipal local government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. In order to achieve the objective of the study, two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. A correlational research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study comprised 2, 333 upper basic educations two students in public secondary schools in the study area. Proportionate sampling technique was employed in selecting a sample of 233 respondents. Of these number, 230 copies of the instrument were retrieved and used in the analysis. The instrument for data collection was the Study Skills and Upper Basic Education Students Retention of Business Studies Lessons Questionnaire (SSUBESRBSLQ) containing 39 items. The instrument was validated by two lecturers in Business Education unit and one expert in Measurement and Evaluation unit all from the University of Cross River State, Calabar. Simple linear regression analysis was used in testing the hypotheses at .05 alpha level. Findings revealed that reading skills and note taking skills significantly influence upper basic education students’ retention of business studies lessons in Calabar Municipal local government area of Cross River State. Consequently. it was recommended amongst others that students should develop keen interest in seeking to know what every piece of write up they come across entails as this will improve their reading skills, boost their academic achievements and position them as star performers wherever they find themselves in life.