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    Factors influencing poor performance of primary girl child in mathematics in Khwisero East Zone, Butere District
    (Factors influencing poor performance of primary girl child in mathematics in Khwisero East Zone, Butere District, 2009-10) Moraro, Clifford Ombasa
    This research study was used to determine the factors influencing performance of primary girl child in mathematics. The general objective was to investigate the level of poor performance of girl child in mathematics and measures to be undertaken to improve on the performance. It was observed that more than fifty percent of the girl children in K11wisero East Zone had scored grades poorer as compared to the boys. Literature gathered from scholars like Davis Kean , Janis Jacobs, Martha Bleeker, Jacquelynne Eccles, and Oksana Malanclmk stressed factors like; financial difficulties, women are still being underrepresented in science and mathematics graduate programs and engineering, parent values and attitudes, stereotypes , low teacher pupil ratio, poor teaching/ learning environment. These were in line with the topic under study. Descriptive survey design was adopted because according to scholars like; Good, Travers and Orodho such a design could be useful for securing evidence on existing situations and to identify standards or norms with which to compare present and hence plan for forward. The researcher generated questionnaires, interview guides and focused group discussions and observations were used for gathering data after passing the validity and reliability tests. Frequency tables and percentages were used for easy interpretation. The respondents included pupils, head teachers and mathematics teachers. This study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods utilizing l 500 pupils , 50 teachers and IO head teachers from primary schools in Khwisero East Zone.