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Case Study from the year 2016 in the subject Health - Persons with disabilities, , language: English, abstract: This study focuses on a survey of the process of rehabilitating hearing impaired students of agricultural schools inthe city of Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.

A case study of several agriculatural schools in Zaria was made. The sample for the study consisted of 50 students. Ten students were randomly selected from the senior secondary classes in the five selected secondary schools in the study area. The selection was done through random sampling techniques. The questionnaire entitle “students personality and their academic performance in agricultural science in secondary schools” was the main instrument for data collection.

The result from the analyzed data indicatesthat student’s self-concept, motivation, attitude and anxiety are significantly related to academic performance in agricultural science. In the light of the above findings, it is concluded that the personality of students have influence on their academic performance in agricultural. It is recommended among others that students should be encouraged to develop positive self-concept, be self-motivated and develop positive attitudes toward the study of agricultural science if they intend to ensure a high academic performance in the subject.