A Case Study into the Factors Responsible for Poor Performance English in Secondary Schools Within Nyairiira Division of Nyamira District

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER ONE

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1

1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 2

1.3 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY 3

1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 3

1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS 4

1.6 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS 4

1.7 SIGNIFICANCE OF TH~ STUDY 4

1.8 LIMITATIONS OF TI-IE STUDY 5

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW (~

2.0 INTRODUCTION 6

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW 6

2.2 REVIEW OF RELATED LITRATURE

2.2.1 TEACHER QUALIFICATION

2.2.2 LEARNING RESOURCES

2.2.3 ADMINISTRATION IN SCHOOLS ()

CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY 16.

3.0 INTRODUCTION 6

3.1 RESEARCH DESIGN 16

3.2 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 17

3.3 SAMPLE SIZE AND SAMPLING PROCEDURE 17

3.4 DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENTS IS

3.5DATA COLLECTION PROCEDURE IS

iv

3.6DATAANALYSIS~18

CHAPTER POUR

4.0 DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND iNTERPRETATION .20

1 20

42 SCHOOL MEAN GRADES iN ENGLISH AT KCSE OVER THE LAST FOUR

• ‘i’EskP.S 20

4.3 FACTORS INFLUENCING POOR PERFORMANCE IN ENGUSH IN KCSE RELATED

,:TOTEACHINGAND LEARNING 20

4.3.1 ACADEMIC BACKGJtOUND OF TEACHERS AND THEIR EXPERIENCE...... . .23

,4.&O ADMINISTRAT1VE”PACTORS IN SCHOOLS

4.6.1ENABLINGTEACHINGENVIRONMENT ~

‘4.6.2 DISCIPLINES OF THE TEACHERS OF ENGLISH 25

4.6.3 GUIDING OF STUDENTS IN THE ENGLISH SUBJECT c

4.4 PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED IN THE ENGUSH SUBJECT 26

4.4.1 MAIN PROBLEMSENCOUNTERED BY ENGLISH TEACHERS

4.42 MAIN PROBLEMS DURING LEARNING OF THE ENGLISH SUBJECT 27

4.4.3USEOF VERNACULAR 28

CHAPTER FIVE

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 30

5.OINTRODUCTION 30

5.1 DISCUSSION 30

5.2 CONCLUSION

5.3 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH 32