The relationship between teaching methods and academic performance in English in secondary schools in Winam division Kisumu city Kenya
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2008-08
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Kampala International University, Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This investigation sought to determine the relationship between teaching methods that
teachers employed in teaching English language and the academic performance of
secondary schools students of Winam The researcher was prompted to carry out this study
after an outcry that the integration approach in the teaching of English was not yielding
optimal academic results, in the 8-4-4 system of education in Kenya. Thus an empirical
examination of the effects of teaching methods and academic performance was carried
out. The focus was Kisumu District, Winam Division. Research questions were
formulated in order to guide the study. Qualitative research method based on district
methodological traditions of enquiring that explore a social or human problem was used.
Systematic sampling was used to get 6 schools out of the 15 in Winam Division.
Stratified sampling was then used to get the sample size of 60 students. Selfadministered
interviews as well as face- to -face interview were used to obtain data
required to meet the specific objectives of the study. Face to face interviews with teachers
provided the research within. The findings revealed that performance levels are higher
where learner centered methods are used frequently, however, this may vary with the age
of the learners. The study established that teaching methods have a degree of impact on
the performance outcome in English. There may be no difference in performance in
English between boys and girls. The indicator of performance in this case is their score in
English achievement tests.
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A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Award of the Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
academic performance, teaching methods