The effects of teaching methods on the academic performance of commerce in selected secondary schools in Kobujoi division, Nandi south district
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2009-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education Open and Distance Learning
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The study was carried out to establish the effects of teaching methods on academic performance in commerce among selected secondary schools in Kobujoi division. The main aim of the researcher was to find whether teaching methods affect the academic performance of commerce among those secondary schools. The study was guided by the following objectives: 1. To establish the teaching methods used in the teaching of commerce in the selected secondary schools, 2. Assess how teaching methods affect the academic performance in selected secondary schools, and 3. Find out how the teaching methods affect the academic performance of students of selected secondary schools at national examination level. The study design was cross sectional in nature as the study investigated a cross section of the population in a short period of time. The study design was adopted to answer the objectives. The researcher used qualitative research methods for in-depth understanding of the phenomena. Five schools were sampled. The participants of the study included 5 head teachers, 15 teachers and 20 students all totaling to 40 respondents. The sampling of respondents was both random and purposive in that the students were randomly selected from different classes of respective schools while head teachers were purposively selected. The research instruments used for data collection included: observation, interviews, questionnaires and documents. It was established that teaching of commerce subject was a sustainable activity if good and relevant teaching methods in commerce are applied. It was concluded that if commerce is to be taught and learned effectively, there should be adequate instructional materials such as textbooks, manuals, pamphlets, adequate infrastructures for example classrooms, enough viii furniture and libraries, effective teaching methods such as active methods and good levels of students' motivation. Recommendations of the study are that there should be combined efforts in order to uplift the effective teaching and learning of commerce not only in Kobujoi division, but also in other parts of the country as a whole and that effective teaching and learning of commerce should be supplemented by other stakeholders such as non- government organizations in the district leading to increased positive effective learning by the students. The recommendations further indicated that secondary school and teachers themselves would soon change from the ineffective teaching and learning of commerce after realizing their mistakes. It was suggested that the government should support secondary schools in terms of provision of enough instructional materials, infrastructures and training of more teachers.
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A research report submitted to College of Education Open and Distance Learning in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of a Bachelor of Education Degree of Kampala International University
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teaching methods, academic performance, commerce, Nandi south district