Investigation of Sporting Activities on Learning in Public Primary Schools in Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State
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The study investigated sporting activities on learning in public primary schools in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State. To execute this research, three research objectives, three research questions and three hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study with two hundred (200) respondents drawn from the population of study using simple random sampling technique based on Krejcie and Morgan (1970) table of sample size as sample size for the study. An instrument called “Sports Activities and Learning Questionnaire (SAPLQ)”, with reliability coefficient of 0.72 was used in data collection for the study. The analytical tools used were simple percentages; frequency tables; statistical mean standard deviation and chi-square via the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 22). The results revealed that there is significant relationship between sport participation and school activity level of in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State, there is significant relationship between sport participation and parental influence in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State and finally there is significant relationship between sport participation and ’ academic performance in Kachia LGA, Kaduna State. The study recommends that government should establish a standardized ‘safe sports involvement and harm minimization’ atmosphere for sports practicability in all primary schools in the state by provide funding and resources to implement these strategies.
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