Teaching/learning resources and english performance of learners in selected primary schools in Kaptererwo sub-county Bukwo District, Uganda
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Date
2018-09
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Kampala International University, School of Education
Abstract
The research study was carried out in Kaptererwo Sub County in Bukwo district. The research was basically based on a topic: “Learning resources and English performance of learners in selected secondary schools in Kaptererwo Sub County in Bukwo district. The research was guided by a number of objectives which included the following;- to find out effective ways of improving students’ English ability, to establish the impact of learning resources on students’ performance in Kaptererwo Sub County in Bukwo district, to determine solutions to improve on the assessment of English learning and the resources used. The study
was to determine the roles of learning resources and English performance on learners’ performance as well as to identify appropriate and sufficient learning resources •for teaching/learning Learning resources and English performance of learners in selected secondary schools. In identifying the objectives, the research was limited on appropriate learning resources and
Learning resources and English performance of learners in selected secondary schools in Kaptererwo Sub County in Bukwo district and it covered English ability; and sufficientlearning resources. In finding the research intentions, Questionnaires were issued out to 200 respondents from which data was obtained on the roles of learning resources and covered English ability. Interviews were held with secondary schools pupils, respondents plus the head teachers and class teachers of English on matters of the related topic. In the analysis of the findings, Teachers’ Questionnaires were collected and analyzed so as to obtain data on appropriate and sufficient learning resources available for the teaching of English. Students’ Questionnaires were not analyzed but were used to ascertain the sincerity of the teachers in filling the questionnaire. The methods used in scoring the items of the
questionnaire were as follows: In conclusion, the use of inadequate and impropriate resources is therefore the cause of learners
inability in and poor performance.
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A research report submitted to the college of education, open, distance and e-learning in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of bachelor of arts with education of Kampala International University
Keywords
Teaching/learning resources, English performance, Learners, Selected Primary schools, Uganda