Environmental Influence on Student Academic Performance of Secondary Schools in West Pokot District, Kenya
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2008-04
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Kampala International University, bachelors degree of arts with education
Abstract
This study examined the environmental influence on the student
academic performance in Kapenguria Division, West Pokot District.
The objectives of the study were to identify and analyze the effects of
environmental influence on academic performance. it also aimed at
suggesting measures to remedy the situations.
Qualitative and Quantitative Designs were employed where convenient
sampling was applied to select the five secondary schools used for the
study
The main instruments used in the data collection were the
questionnaires; the data collected was analyzed manually where the
researcher used descriptive and quantitative analysis, which included
percentages and frequencies.
The findings of the study included among others the fact that the
cattle crisis and other environmental factors have negatively
influenced the student's academic performance in secondary schools in
the district.
This research recommended among other a Policy that should be a
strategy towards the improvement of schools in this part of Kenya
highlighted in this paper are addressing mainly to the Kenyan policy
makers in general, and to the Ministry of Education, Science, and
Technology in particular
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A Research Report Presented To the Institute Of Open and Distance Learning As a Partial Fulfillment for the Award of Bachelor of Arts with Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Environmental Influence, Student Academic Performance, West Pokot District, Kenya