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Table 5.7: Cross - tabulation of Place of residence and Current grade Current grade Total First class Second class upper Second class lower Third class Place of residence On campus 20 43 21 0 84 Off campus 21 62 25 2 110 On campus quarters 2 4 0 0 6 Total 43 109 46 2 200 Table 5.7.1: Correlations between place of residence and current grade Place of residence Current grade Place of residence Pearson Correlation 1 -.004 Sig. (2-tailed) .960 N 200 200 Current grade Pearson Correlation -.004 1 Sig. (2-tailed) .960 N 200 200 Result in Table 5.7 shows that most of the students both on and off campus fall between the second class upper- and second-class lower level, with an almost even distribution within these areas. Pearson product moment correlation further revealed that there is no significant relationship between the students’ residence and their current grade as a correlation value of - 0.004 with significant p-value of 0.960 was derived. Since this significant p-value is greater than 0.05, it therefore means that the residence of students does not have any statistical relationship with their academic class. This means that students result at the end of each session is not influenced by where they stay (either on or off campus). VI. S ummary of F indings, C onclusions and R ecommendations a) Introduction This chapter discusses the major findings, conclusions, recommendations suggestions in accordance with the objectives of the study for additional research and can be used by stakeholders to help proffer better ways to improve educational performance of students. b) Summary of Findings The main objective of this study is to verify the relationship between student academic performance and housing within the University of Ibadan framework. After using questionnaires, data was requested. The questionnaires were filled out by students at all levels, except the freshmen. The data gathered was coded and analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics using the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS). The summary of the findings is discussed below: Findings of the study reveal that there is no significant statistical relationship between the gender of students and their choice of residence. There is, however, a statistically important relationship between the age and academic level of the student and their choice of residence. The finding implies that while the gender issue does not determine where a student will decide to reside, the age of students and their academic level plays a vital role in this regard. The older students get in age and the higher they go on the academic ladder, the higher the tendency to want to stay off- campus. This can be due to the need for privacy and the desire to want to feel the life outside the school premises. Finding also revealed that accommodation fee, quality of the environment, need for privacy, influence of friends/ desire to be close to friends, and number of students within the building are the major factors influencing the choice of residence of students. The issue of finance is essential to students as they tend to manage the little available money, they have in acquiring their needs. Thus, considering the cost of accommodation is bound to be an essential factor. This further confirms Oyetunji and Abidoye (2016) and Zortovie (2017) assertions that the desire for cheaper housing is a factor for some students. Findings of this study also agree with Howley et al. (2009) submission that the population within an environment place a vital role in the selection of residence for students. As a result of the need for privacy, students tend to consider the number of students within a specific residence before deciding to stay. Suki and Chowdhury (2015) noted that if the quality of a residence is positive, it will eventually create a good attitude toward such a residence and clearly affect the level of residence satisfaction of the students. The findings of this study further corroborate this assertion, as it was found that the quality of the residence environment is an important factor influencing the students' choice of residence. The Effects of Students' Housing on Academic Performance at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria 74 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue IV Version I Year 2022 ( ) B © 2022 Global Journals