Educational Facilities and Students Academic Performance in Biology inTertiaryInstitutions in Cross River State, Nigeria.

This study evaluate the extent to which “Educational facilities influence students academic performance in biology in tertiary institution in Cross River State, Nigeria”. To achieve the study, two research question was posed and two null hypothesis was formulated and tested at.05level of signifance. The population of the study comprised of 2,771 students were selected from the four tertiary institution in Cross River State, which included university of calabar, university of cross river state, college of Education Akaamkp and federal college of education, Odudu. A sample of 831 students offering biology education was selected from the four tertiary institution in Cross River State. The instrument for dada collection was 10 items questionnaire. The instrument was titled: Use of educational facilities questionnaire (UEFQ). From the administered questionnaire data was organized and analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The result revealed that there is no significant difference in the use of educational facilities like libraries and ICT laboratory on students academic performance in biology in tertiary institution in Cross River State. In view of the finding of the study, it was concluded that school facilities remain an essential factor in the realization of the goal of education. Base on this result, it was recommended among others, funding and support for library facilities and resources should be expanded by the government and institution managers to serve students learning and researcher. Investing in ICT infrastructure and facilities is crucial for fostering contemporary instructional methods and digital capabilities among students.