COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CLASS SIZE ON MALE AND FEMALE STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN AKWANGA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NASARAWA STATE

Teachers are leaders that influence student’s needs, skills as well as self-confidence, self-respect, status and control of themselves and their environment in order to perform their duties well. The professional responsibilities include; the organization of classroom, physical environment, as well as the management of student’s behavior. The school as a vital institution ensures that young one’s receive good education. Education is concerned with formation of character, the development of intellectual capabilities of the individuals and the improvement and transformation of cultural heritage. It also involves the equipment of individuals with knowledge and skills, value and attitude that will enable them to earn a living in a fast changing world and in turn, contribute to the improvement and welfare of the society. Secondary education is the antechamber to higher education hence; secondary schools serve as the major source of recruitment into higher institutions of learning. Therefore, the Joint Matriculation Examination Board (which is the qualifying examination for entrance into the University, Polytechnics and Colleges of Education) in Nigeria and the School Certificate Examination have been the instrument and criteria by which performance of student or output quality of students are measured.