Pupils' perception and academic performance in mathematics of luuria primary school in Tigania District- Kenya.
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Date
2007-09
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Kampala International University, College of Education, Open and Distance Learning
Abstract
This study was conducted to establish the effects of pupils' perception on the
academic performance of mathematics subject in Luuria Primary school. After the
pupils academic performance remained low for a long time then the researcher
suspected that pupils' perception towards mathematics subject could be a major
cause of the low performance.
In this study, the researcher therefore has tried to find out how learners perceive
mathematics subject in terms of learning/teaching resources, teaching methods,
teachers' attitudes and the teacher/ pupil relationship. According to the previous
literature, the performance of a subject lies under these four main areas. The
researcher is in total agreement with the views of these writers because the
findings of this research proves so.
The researcher used a survey method to carry out the study. He used seventy
(70) learners who were sampled from standard six (6) to eight (8). The
respondents filled questionnaires which they added in after a few days.
The results indicate that pupils have a wrong perception towards mathematics
subject which results to the poor academic performance in this subject. This is so
because the findings show that teaching/learning resources are not effectively
used. Teachers' methods of approaching mathematics lessons are also poor
which is a major cause of learners' negative attitude towards the subject and
these results to poor performance.
The researcher therefore recommends that teachers and other stakeholders in
education to intervene promptly to ensure performance in terms of the four
areas of study is improved in order to change the attitude of pupils towards
mathematics. This will enable pupils to perform well academically.
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A Research Report Presented To The Institute of Continuing and Distance Studies Kampala International University In Partial Fulfillment Of The Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Education in Special Needs
Keywords
Pupils' perception, Academic performance, Mathematics, Kenya.