Psychosocial and Environmental Factors as Correlates of Academic Performance of Pupils in Internally Displaced Camps in North Central Zone of Nigeria

This study examined the psychosocial and environmental factors as correlates of academic performance of pupils in Internally Displaced camps in North Central zone of Nigeria. The descriptive research design was adopted. The sample size of 134 respondents was selected using multi-stage sampling from a population of 2,684 participants. A structured questionnaire validated by experts and with a reliability coefficient of 0.84 was used for data collection. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer research questions, and Pearson Product-Moment Correlation to test hypotheses at 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that physical development, social development, teaching/learning facilities and environmental factors were all high in extent and significantly related to pupils’ academic performance. The study concluded that the improvement of these four factors will lead to better learning outcomes among IDPs pupils. It recommended that stakeholders should enhance pupils’ physical and social well-being, provide adequate instructional resources, maintain a conducive learning environment and ensure continuous teacher training in IDPs camps.