Page 19 www.ijiras.com | Email: contact@ijiras.com International Journal of Innovative Research and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) Volume 3 Issue 12, November 2016 ISSN: 2394-4404 Students’ Academic Achievement In Basic Electronics In Six Technical Colleges In Enugu State Dr. Titus M. Owoh Department of Technology and Vocational Education, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu (ESUT) I. INTRODUCTION The education industry is a very peculiar system. Generally, the sub-systems within the industry are charged with the responsibility of facilitating skill acquisition, application and utilization of knowledge through effective teaching and learning (Ovuka, 2008). In the academic situation, it has been observed that differences in academic achievement of youths vary from one person to another. Some perform excellently well in their academic pursuits while others perform below expectations and exhibit abysmal academic performances in spite of careful instructions and encouragement. Opinions vary as to why some youth excel in academics while others appear to be at the lowest level of the academic ladder. Youth enrolments in formal technical colleges require good experience and knowledge that can lead to the production of a well-trained, skilled technical youths. A well-trained youth graduate is expected to effectively use the skills, knowledge and experience to change his environment by applying acquired skills to work situation. This can be seen from a positive and excellent academic achievement in the classroom and the environment where the youths are trained and subsequently employed as workers. Learning can be defined therefore, as outcome of academic achievement in technical colleges. Learning is the process by which we acquire and retain attitudes, knowledge, understanding, skills and capabilities that cannot be attributed to inherited behaviour pattern or physical growth (Akin, 2014). It is expected that schools should provide the youth opportunity to acquire skills and knowledge for effective national building and create the needed human resources in our society. It can be mentioned here that one of such school programmes that provide the youths opportunities to acquire skills and knowledge for effective national building and creates a qualified human resource is the technical college programme. The realization of the objectives of technical college in Basic Electronics programme and to improve students’ academic achievement depends largely on a number of factors. These factors include the availability, adequate provision of Abstract: This study examined students’ academic achievement in Basic Electronics in six technical colleges in Enugu State. Two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The population for the study consisted of 729 students of the six technical colleges in Enugu State offering Basic Electronics subjects. There was no sampling because of the small number of students involved in the study. The data generated from the two research questions were analyzed using the mean and standard deviation while the null hypotheses were tested using ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the females performed better than their male counterparts. The findings further revealed that the urban students performed better than their rural counterparts in NABTEB examination in 2014 and 2015. There is a significant difference in the mean scores of male and female students in Basic Electronics in Urban and Rural technical colleges. There is no significant difference in the mean academic achievement of urban and rural students in Basic Electronics in technical colleges in Enugu State. Based on the findings of the study, it was recommended that learning should be improved upon to enhance the academic achievement of students. Students should strive towards effective learning by adopting the best learning in practical and theoretical aspects of Basic Electronics to enhance students’ academic achievement in NABTEB examination among others.