Al-Hikmah University Journal

Students with Intellectual disabilities are those characterized by significant limitation in both functioning and adaptive skills in their daily living. These limitations have contributed to low academic performance. Based on this, the study examined perceived influence of home environment on the academic performance on student with intellectual disability. The study adopted was descriptive survey research design, one hundred and twenty (120) respondents across Ilorin, Kwara state were purposefully selected. The instrument for this data collection was titled perceived influence of home environment on academic performance of students with intellectual disability (PIHEAPSID) r=0.80. One research question was stated, and one hypothesis was tested at 0.05 significant level. The research question was analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean, percentage, and frequency counts while independent sample T test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that level of home environment is positive (mean=3.1), it was also reviewed that there is no significant difference on perceived influence of home environment on academic performance of students with intellectual disability in Ilorin, Kwara state based on gender (p<0.05). It was concluded that home environment influences academic performance of students with intellectual disability, therefore, the study recommended that the home environment should be made conducive enough to ensure safety and uninterrupted environment, and adequate support both financially and materially from home for students in order to encourage them perform better academically.