Factors influencing the performance in mathematics in primary schools; a case of selected schools of Budadiri Busulani sub-county Sirono district
| dc.contributor.author | Newumbe, Toppista | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-07-27T08:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2020-07-27T08:02:00Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-10 | |
| dc.description | A Research Report Submitted to the Board of Examiners in Partial Fulfillment Requirement for the Award of Bachelor of Education Degree of Kampala International University | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | A descriptive study was carried out in Busulani sub county, Sironko district, with a purpose of examining those factors influencing performance in Mathematics, in primary schools. The study was guided by the following objectives; to find out gender affects the children's performance in mathematics. To establish if the methods used in teaching mathematics are appropriate. To find out if the quality of teachers was good to carry out instruction in mathematics. To establish if teachers follow the policy recommendations for teaching mathematics. The population that was studied of comprised 66 teachers. From different schools of Busulanai sub county in Sironko. The researcher used a questionnaire for collecting data. Anding revealed that a number of teachers had low qualifications which could not facilitate them to carry out effective instruction in mathematics, worse than that was that a number of teachers had not specialized in mathematics. It was also discovered using the reform based institutional strategies adopted were also found to be gender insensitive to the learners, and most teachers were not following the recommended policy implications for teaching the subject The following were recommended: that government intensifies the specialization of teachers in mathematics sensitization of teachers through workshops and seminars | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12306/11334 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning | en_US |
| dc.subject | Performance in mathematics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Primary schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Schools | en_US |
| dc.subject | Budadiri Busulani sub-county Sirono district | en_US |
| dc.title | Factors influencing the performance in mathematics in primary schools; a case of selected schools of Budadiri Busulani sub-county Sirono district | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |