Teacher Quality and Students’ Academic Performance in Selected Public Secondary Schools in Ngororero District, Rwanda
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2013-08
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Kampala international University college of Education open and distance learning
Abstract
The study investigated “Teacher Quality and Students’ Academic Performance in
Secondary Schools in Ngororero District, Rwarida”. In carrying out the research,
the study determined the profile of; degree of teachers’ quality; the level of
students’ academic performance; the relationship between level of teacher
quality and the level of performance. The study employed descriptive correlation
design and had a sample size of 132 teachers derived from a population of 202
teachers and primary data were used to determine each school’s students’
academic performance degree in consecutive 2011 and 2012 academic years
national examination results. The sampling was done by purposive sampling
technique and the research instruments used the questionnaire. Validity of the
instruments was determined by the use of content validity index and test-retest.
Data analysis was done by the use of SPSS and all the ethical considerations
were considered in this study. The research findings indicated that teacher
quality in professionalism was high (mean=2.68); teachers’ level of knowledge of
subject matter was also found to be high (2.90); the level of teachers’
pedagogical expertise was also found to be high (mean=2.89); teachers’
interaction within the school, with families and the community was also found to
be high (mean=2.99). The level of academic performance in the secondary
schools was noted to be very high (mean=3.26); for the years 2Olland 2012.
Therefore, the findings revealed that there is no significant correlation between
Teacher Quality and Students’ Academic Performance (r-value=0.068; Sig. =
0.149) which resulted in accepting the null hypothesis (that there is no
significant correlation between teacher quality and performance).The study
recommends that different stakeholders of Ministry of education of Rwanda
should try to work together to ensure that different measures are in place to
promote academic performance.
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A Thesis Submitted to the College of Higher Degrees and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Educational Management and Administration.
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Students’ Academic Performance, Public Secondary Schools, Ngororero District, Rwanda.