Environmental factors and academic performance of girls in science subjects on shanderema secondary school in Kakamega South District, Kenya
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Date
2007-11
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Kampala International University, College of Education and Management
Abstract
For long time, the academic performance of girls in science subjects in Shanderema Secondary
School has been poor. There are very few girls whose names appear on hounors roll in the principal’s
office. The number of girls pursuing science-related courses in institutions of higher learning has
remained low. As a result, there are very few women professionals in science- related field, graduates
of Shanderema.
The researcher has investigated the various environmental factors namely culture, religion and mass
media that greatly contributed to this low performance. These factors have been effect on the academic
performance of girls in science.
The research recommends to the community around Shandarema Secondary School, the government,
non governmental organizations and other stake holders to weed out bad elements in the culture and
beliefs of the people, and instill good values that can enhance the learning of science. The research
also recommends to media houses to enrich their work with scientific articles that are educative.
Description
A research paper submitted to the institute of continuing and distance studies in partial fulfillment for the award of bachelor of education degree of Kampala International University
Keywords
Environmental factors, Academic performance, Girls, Science subjects, Kenya