Demographic Variables And Academic Achievement Of Primary Five Pupil With Mild Intellectual Disability In Public Primary Schools In Calabar Metropolis Of Cross River State, Nigeria

This study adopted survey design to examine the influence of demographic variables on academic achievement of primary five pupils’ with intellectual disability in public primary schools in Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria. A sample of seven (70) primary 5 pupils’ with intellectual disability was selected from public primary schools using simple random sampling technique, teacher nomination check list and school record. One instrument titled “titled “Teacher Nomination Checklist and pupils’ academic school records. were used for data collection. The reliability of the questionnaire established using Cronbach Alpha which yielded .87. The hypotheses were tested using Independent t-test for the two hypotheses at .05 level of significance. The result of the findings of the study revealed that gender, age significantly influence academic achievement of pupils’ with intellectual disability. It therefore concluded that academic achievement of pupils’ with intellectual disability in primary schools depend on their gender differences as well as different in age.. Based on the findings and conclusion of this study, it was recommended amongst others that Schools should implement gender-responsive teaching strategies and age-appropriate educational interventions that recognize and address the different learning styles and needs of boys and girls and also targeted support based on developmental stages for pupils with mild intellectual disabilities.