Causes of poor Academic Performance among Pupils within Selected Primary Schools in Tigania Central Division, Tigania East District, Kenya.
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Date
2010-08
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning.
Abstract
For a number of years. Primary Schools in Tigania East district have been performing
poorly in !he Kenya Certificate of Primmy Education examinalions despite the
inlroduction o(Free Primwy Education. Both the schools and individual pupils have
not yet accrued to the full benefits of FPE. This study investigated the causes of poor
performance among pupils in selected schools within Tigania East district, Kenya.
Specifically, the study determined the pro,(ile of teachers ('Respondents') age, gender
and level of qualification. This study employed casual- comparative design that seeks to
discover possible causes and effects of behavior pattern or personal characteristics.
Questionnaires and interview guides were used in the collection o.f data. Data was then
presented in percenlages and Ji'equency distribution tables. The finding fi'om the study
rerealed the following:
Thot pupils need to be encouraged to work harder on their own supplement '"hat they are
taught by teachers. In addition, teaching/learning resources need to be made adequate
and the school needs general improvement to be conducive to better learning.
Description
A research report submitted to the Institute of Open and
Distance Learning in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Award of a Degree of
Bachelor of Education of Kampala
International University.
Keywords
Poor Academic Performance, Causes, Pupils, Primary Schools, Tigania East District,, Kenya