Factors Influencing Students Performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Public Day Mixed Secondary Schools in Imenti Central Sub County, Meru County, Kenya

Marigu, Nathan Mutiria; Maitho, Timothy

doi:10.24940/theijbm/2019/v7/i8/bm1908-050

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“…There is, therefore, a strong correlation between the language proficiency of learners with their performance in other subjects. However, the implementation in schools has not been sufficiently conducted [18]. In many cases, educators rely on inapplicable teaching practices which affect the learners' grasp…”

Section: School/teacher-related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This view is shared by Munda, Tanui and Kaberia [37] who observe that the availability of and quality of textbooks in a secondary school is strongly related to achievement among children from lower-income families especially those in rural boarding schools. According to Mbugua et al [18], textbooks are a major input for performance in examinations. This view is shared by Kariuki, Kibet, Muthaa and Reche, [18] who observe that the availability of and quality of textbooks in a secondary school is strongly related to achievement among children from lower income families, especially those in rural boarding schools.…”

Section: School Related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Mbugua et al [18], textbooks are a major input for performance in examinations. This view is shared by Kariuki, Kibet, Muthaa and Reche, [18] who observe that the availability of and quality of textbooks in a secondary school is strongly related to achievement among children from lower income families, especially those in rural boarding schools. The availability of textbooks in schools, however, is ultimately what determines students' outcomes in mathematics.…”

Section: School Related Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An Investigation into the Determinants of Underperformance in Mathematics among Grade 12 Learners in a High School in the Eastern Cape

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Learners in the Eastern Cape Province have over the years performed poorly in the National Senior Certificate Mathematics examinations. This study sought to investigate the determinants of under-performance of Grade 12 learners in Mathematics. The study adopted a qualitative case study in which data were gathered through interviews with teachers and learners. The purposely selected sample comprised three teachers and nine learners from the same school. The findings showed factors that have a direct influence on teaching strategies such as the inadequacy of resources and under-qualified teachers. The other factors associated with learners were learners’ attitudes and general understatement of the subject contributing to undesirable results. Recommendations, as well as suggestions for further research aimed at addressing the factors identified, are advanced.

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Section: School/teacher-related Factorsmentioning

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Section: School Related Factorsmentioning

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Section: School Related Factorsmentioning

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“…Best and Kahn(1998), cited in Margaret (2003), defined population as any group of individuals with one or more common characteristics that are of interest to all the researchers. Mugenda (1999), as cited in Yator (2003), defines population as an entire group of individuals, events, or objects having a common observable characteristic.…”

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“…However, a target population, according to Brinker (1988) in Yator ( 2003), is a large population from which a sample population is to be selected. According to Yator Margaret (2003), the target population is the population to which a researcher wants to generalize the results of the study. Population refers to an aggregate of people or things a researcher has in mind from which one can obtain information and draw conclusions (Franken & Wallen, 2000;cited in David, 2014).…”

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Factors Affecting Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students at Bor Municipality Council, Jonglei State, South Sudan

Chaw¹

2022

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The purpose of this study was to explores on the factors affecting academic achievement of the students in secondary schools of Bor Municipal Council, Jonglei State, the study focused on the Senior threes and senior fours outputs in the National examinations in relation to access to University entry and better learned skills, Due to the exploratory nature of the study and the holistic approach that was undertaken, home environment, parents, school environment, Teachers, and Learners factors were targeted as points of the investigation, Multiple methods of data collection were used, first, data was collected through Focused Group Discussion interviews with the learners, teachers, PTAs, and Key Informants interviews with head teachers of the schools and the directors in the directorate of secondary schools, Secondly, an observational method was used to collect the data such as time management by learners and teachers, behavioral patterns inside and outside the classrooms and in the schools compound, Teachers teaching methodologies, school learning facilities inside and outside. Documentary analysis was used to review on the attendance registers of learners and Teachers schemes of work, lesson plans and previous years SSCSE results, data collected was analyzed using contents analysis and the use of Excel spread sheet using tables since the design was qualitative. The key findings of this research revealed that; learners’ environment was not adequately supporting better learning due to the following factors, parents’ low level of education, unemployment rates among the parents, parents over working students after school hours, lack of educational resources at home. In school environment, the study results revealed; poor learning structures, use of use English language as the medium of the instruction in schools, long distance being travelled from home to the schools, poor locations of the learning institutions, lack of setup libraries and laboratories in the school environment, lack of teaching/learning aid in the schools, teacher-learner absenteeism, lack of teachers motivations, students overcrowding and lack of teachers experiences in teaching leading to teacher centered method hence leading to less attentions being paid to the learners with special learning needs, present of unqualified teachers in the schools. Peers group influence among the students in the schools due to low socio-economic status, lack of learners’ motivation and low attitude toward learning among the students. As a result, the study concluded that; Home, Parents, school environment, teachers and learners factors collaborated in producing poor academic achievements of the students at Bor Municipal council secondary schools. Recommendations were made for more attentions to be given to these factors by all the educational stakeholders both National and Privates actors.

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Multimedia Integration of Mathematical Internet Memes into Mathematics Classrooms in Secondary School Curriculum

Mutua,

Mwangi

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Mathematics is a core subject in almost all secondary education curricula. In improving performance in mathematics, there is a need to consider developing new teaching and learning pedagogies that tap the students' interests and enhance the classroom environment. This study focuses on integrating mathematical internet memes into mathematics classrooms to determine their effect on students' performance, understanding, engagement, motivation, and excitement. It also examines memes' impact on learning experiences, the potential to provide alternative formative assessments and investigate students' readiness to learn with memes in the mathematics classroom. The study revealed that integrating mathematics internet memes in the mathematics classroom has no significant impact on student’s performance in mathematics. Moreover, research showed experiment group performance in meme-aided and traditional assessment tests was statistically similar, indicating that both tests provide identical feedback on students' performance. The study further revealed that integrating memes in the mathematics classroom improves students' engagement, motivation, and excitement in the mathematics classroom.

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Factors Influencing Students Performance in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in Public Day Mixed Secondary Schools in Imenti Central Sub County, Meru County, Kenya

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An Investigation into the Determinants of Underperformance in Mathematics among Grade 12 Learners in a High School in the Eastern Cape

An Investigation into the Determinants of Underperformance in Mathematics among Grade 12 Learners in a High School in the Eastern Cape

Factors Affecting Academic Achievements of Secondary School Students at Bor Municipality Council, Jonglei State, South Sudan

Multimedia Integration of Mathematical Internet Memes into Mathematics Classrooms in Secondary School Curriculum

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