ABSTRACT The study was to explore the implication of school management in improving students’ academic performance in public primary schools in the Bukomansimbi district (Butenga sub-county). The Specific objectives of the study included; analyzing the influence of head teacher leadership on students’ academic performance in public primary schools, examining the effect of school funds mobilization on students’ academic performance in public primary schools and determining the influence...
ABSTRACT The study on the causes and effects of students’ school dropouts was carried out in Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo District. The purpose of the study was to investigate the causes and effects of school dropout in schools. The research was guided by the objectives of the study which included; finding out the causes of school dropouts in Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo District, and finding out the effects of girls' school dropouts in the community of Butuunduzi sub-county Kyenjojo D...
ABSTRACT The study sought to investigate Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Students in Secondary Schools in Ruhaama Sub County Ntungamo-Uganda with specific objectives which include; to identify the extent to which psychosocial problems affect the level of academic performance, to identify the effect of Peer Pressure on the behavior of secondary school students, to identify the roles of school authorities in helping the students to cope with adolescence and to identify the variation ...
ABSTRACT This study looks at the impact of the High Teacher Turnover Rate on Academic Performance in a Case Study of Selected Secondary Schools in the Iganga District. The study was aimed at identifying the challenges students face due to their time of study while residing on the schools’ premises, and how these challenges affect their academic performance in class and outside class. The study further suggested amicable solutions for the challenges found during the field study. To achieve ...
ABSTRACT This study examined risky behaviour adopted by the young people in selected primary schools, and how this has affected their academic progress in the Makindye east division of Kampala District. The researcher adopted the following objectives for the study; to investigate the common types of risky behaviour adopted by youth, to find out why the youth have adopted such risky behaviour and to assess the negative outcomes of the youth's risky behaviour. Using a convenient sampling techn...
ABSTRACT The research study was carried out in Kiseka sub-county Lwengo district. The research was basically based on a topic: “Learning resources and academic performance of learners in selected secondary schools in Kiseka sub-county Lwengo District. The research was guided by a number of objectives which included the following; - to find out effective ways of improving students’ ability, to establish the impact of learning resources on students’ performance in Kiseka sub-county Lweng...
ABSTRACT This study investigated the socio-economic factors in teaching and learning achievements in secondary schools in Uganda focusing on senior two students. The objectives of the study were; to find out how students ‘home and family background determine their learning achievements, to investigate the effect of students ‘ characteristics on learning and to examine the effect of school characteristics on students’ learning achievements. Southern African Consortium for Monitoring Edu...
ABSTRACT This study assessed the factors that have hindered the growth and development of small scale enterprises in Buwama Sub County, to identify the limiting factors for the growth and development of small scale enterprises and to examine possible solutions to the slow growth and development of small scale enterprise of Buwama Sub County in Mpigi district. The study took a cross-sectional design where both quantitative and qualitative approaches were used in the facts that provides wide r...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this research study was to establish the factors affecting the learning of English language by learners with specific leaning difficulties (SLD) in the three selected schools. There were about nine classes which were involved to represent the fifteen classes in the schools representing regular schools in the division. The researcher targeted two learners from each class. Fortunately all of them and returned the questionnaire since the researcher was in that school and...
ABSTRACT This research is about the effect of absenteeism on academic performance. It was guided by three objectives; To find the attitudes towards Budondo Sub-county schools in Jinja Uganda. To find out the methods used for the retention of Secondary school’s learners. To identify the role of teachers in children’s performance in Bundondo Schools. Purposive and stratified sampling was used to select a population of 40 respondents to represent a population of Matende primary school.
ABSTRACT This study examined the effect of low payment on student’s academic performance in English subjects in secondary schools in Sacho district, Baringo County, Kenya. The objectives of the study were to identify and analyze the effects of low payment of teacher’s influence on academic performance, It also aimed at suggesting measures to remedy the situations. Qualitative and Quantitative Designs were employed where convenient sampling was used to select the students in the school us...
ABSTRACT This study was about salary structure and their effects on the performance of teachers in private secondary schools in Makindye division in Kampala district. Poor academic performance of students in Uganda has been linked to negative attitude to work and poor teaching habits which have been attributed to poor motivation (Ofoegbu, 2004; and Olatundun, 2007; Lockhead & dKomenan, 1988;). The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of salary structure on the performance of...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION AND STATEMENT OF PROBLEM 1.1 BACKGROUND The Federal Capital Territory (Fen Abuja came into existence with the promulgation of Decree No. 76 of 1976, since then, education has been a top priority of the Federal Capital Territory government so that inhabitants of the FCT will measure up with the rest of the Country in Western Education. Every year a substantial part of the territory's budget goes to education with the hope of encouraging more and more students to imp...
ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to effect of the physics teacher quality on the academic achievement of students in the selected schools of Lurambi Division, Kakamega Central District of Kenya. The objectives of the study were; to determine if teachers motivation affects academic performance of students in Lurambi Division, to determine whether if teacher qualification affects academic achievement of students in Lurambi Division, and to investigate whether if facilities at school affec...
ABSTRACT This study dealt with the investigation of the effects of punishments among secondary school students in Rift Valley Province; Bomet district, Kenya. Many researchers have come out with different views on punishments like Birungi, Nagawa, and Olupot. The researcher used questionnaires and interviews to collect relevant information about the study. This study revealed that there is a need for the administrator, teachers, and students to know various effects of punishments and meas...