The effect of guidance and counselling on academic performance, a case study of science subjects in selected schools in Wakiso district.
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2009-07
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Kampala International University, Institute of Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
The study was guided by the desire to find out the reasons behind the
poor academic performance of secondary school students is science
subjects at 0-level. Guided by the following research questions, does
guidance and counseling influence the academic performance of
students? If it does, who are the stakeholders, what are their roles? In
what ways can academic performance in science subjects be improved?
A cross sectional descriptive survey was administered, using
questionnaires and oral interviews as instruments. The data was
analyzed using frequency counts, percentage and content analysis.
It was found that there is a reasonable amount of GC carried out in
Uganda secondary schools. GC influences academic performance in
solving social problems to give students peaceful minds for studies and
assist in attainment of educational and preferred career development.
It was found out also that there are institutional and external barriers to
GC of students. These include: lack of material and financial support by
school heads and lack of policy guidelines from the ministry of education
and sports. With adequate guidance using techniques such as individual
guidance counseling, debates , guided tours of plants , identifying
mentors, students develop positive attitudes towards science subjects
leading to better performance.
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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 Bachelor of Education of Kampala International University
Keywords
guidance, counselling, academic performance