Teaching learning resources and academic performance of students in mathematics in selected secondary schools in Bondo District
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Date
2010-09
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Kampala International University.College of Education
Abstract
The education system in Kenya is evolving steadily. However, it is
faced with a number of shortcomings which include inadequate
teaching/learning resources in secondary schools due to poor planning
and corruption. Not many studies have been conducted to establish the
extend in which teaching-learning resources affect academic performance
in mathematics. This study found the relationship between teachinglearning resources and academic performance of students in mathematics
in some selected secondary schools in Bondo district.
The research design for this study was descriptive survey design. A
total of 405 form four students formed the population of the study. Two
hundred and forty two (242) students were randomly selected from nine
schools in the three divisions of Bondo districts out of 24 schools. Intact
classes were chosen. The schools were stratified into co-educational day,
co-educational boarding, boys boarding and girls boarding. One validated
research instrument developed for the study was Student Questionnaire
on Performance (SQP) (r = 0.437). The data collected was analyzed using
simple descriptive statistics which lead to mean, percentages and
frequency counts.
The study established that inadequate teaching-learning resources
such as classrooms, textbooks, laboratories, teaching aids, stationeries,
teacher-student ratio, time allocated for teaching-learning mathematics,
learner’s attitude, learner’s self discipline and motivation affect
performance in mathematics.
The study recommends that review of curriculum, in-servicing of
trained teachers, recruiting more competent teachers, improved
government support to education, improved students-book ratio and
better remuneration of teachers are factors that the government and all
stakeholders should pay more attention to in order to improve
performance in mathematics. In conclusion, the study was in agreement
with the research hypothesis which was significant at p<0.05.
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Thesis presented to the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Education Management and Administration
Keywords
Teaching, Learning resources, Academic performance, Bondo District