Teaching learning resources and students’ academic performance in mathematics in universal secondary schools of Jinja District
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2019-09
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Kampala International University,College of Education
Abstract
Education is a fundamental human right, and a key input in production and development of
an economy. This explains why countries worldwide plan for and increase budgetary
allocations to fund various educational programmes each financial year. There is however
concern on the quality of education offered and performance of students in national
examinations. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of teaching and
learning resources on students’ performance mathematics in secondary schools in Jinja
district. Four objectives were formulated to guide the study; the objectives of the study
were to determine how availability of teaching and learning materials used in mathematics
affect students’ performance, which was done by determining the availability of learning
materials utilized in schools, the study also established how adequacy of physical facilities
and human resources influence students’ performance and also assessed the extent of
resource utilization and its effect on students’ performance in mathematics in Jinja district,
following provision of teaching and learning resources by the government to the public
secondary schools. The study used descriptive study design, and data was collected using
three sets of questionnaires for the head teachers, teachers and students. The target
population consisted of all the universal secondary schools in the district, their head
teachers, teachers and students. The sample consisted of 6 principals, 18 class teachers and
240 students. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, using Statistical Package for
Sciences (SPS), the analyzed data was then presented using frequency tables, means,
percentages, pie charts and bar graphs. The study found out that teaching and learning
materials were available and are utilized in schools, especially those used in classroom
instruction, like chalks, dusters, rulers and charts except physical facilities are lacking and
there’s gross inadequacy of human resources. This resulted to overstretched resources with
annual increase in enrolment rates thus compromising the quality of education. Therefore
the government should allocate more funds for TLR provision to improve the status and
condition of physical facilities and employment of more teachers for the USE schools to be
effective. Based on the study findings, it is recommended that similar research could be
carried out in other parts of Uganda since different parts of the country have different
characteristics. Further research could also include a study on Integration of ICT and e
Description
A research report submitted to the faculty of education, in
partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award
of the degree of bachelors of science with
Education Kampala International
University
Keywords
Jinja district, Learning resources, Academic performance