ABSTRACT
This document presents the findings on the perceptions of pupils and teachers of Dumezweni Primary school on the effects of the streaming of the grade 6pupils according to their ability at Dumezweni Primary School in Khami District.
The study used a combination of the qualitative and quantitative research approach. A descriptive and explanatory research design was used in this study because people sometimes fail to understand raw data. So the descriptive and the explanatory research design makes raw data understandable in this research. A sample of eighteen grade six pupils and seven grade six teachers was used. Judgemental sampling was used to select the pupils for this study; the researcher relied on her experience as a classroom practitioner to select the pupils who had a record of performing well, the mediocres and those who performed badly in class. As for the teachers, the researcher used convenience sampling whereby the researcher selected subjects who were easily accessible and willing to participate in the study.
Data is presented in the form of tables and bar graphs and different scores are interpreted using the Likert scale. The research findings were that the majority of teachers and pupils at Dumezweni Primary who were sampled for this study were in favour of the streaming of pupils according to their ability. They cited some very pertinent and valid reasons for that. The major reason they cited was that the streaming of pupils according to their ability was very beneficial to both the slow learners and the gifted learners. Those who were against streaming cited the fact that streaming dehumanises pupils, it causes stigmatisation and labelling of the slow learners.
MOYO, J (2021). Investigating The Effects Of Streaming The Grade Six Pupils According To Their Ability At Dumezweni Primary School In Khami District. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/investigating-the-effects-of-streaming-the-grade-six-pupils-according-to-their-ability-at-dumezweni-primary-school-in-khami-district
MOYO, JANE "Investigating The Effects Of Streaming The Grade Six Pupils According To Their Ability At Dumezweni Primary School In Khami District" Afribary. Afribary, 05 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/investigating-the-effects-of-streaming-the-grade-six-pupils-according-to-their-ability-at-dumezweni-primary-school-in-khami-district. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
MOYO, JANE . "Investigating The Effects Of Streaming The Grade Six Pupils According To Their Ability At Dumezweni Primary School In Khami District". Afribary, Afribary, 05 May. 2021. Web. 22 Dec. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/investigating-the-effects-of-streaming-the-grade-six-pupils-according-to-their-ability-at-dumezweni-primary-school-in-khami-district >.
MOYO, JANE . "Investigating The Effects Of Streaming The Grade Six Pupils According To Their Ability At Dumezweni Primary School In Khami District" Afribary (2021). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/investigating-the-effects-of-streaming-the-grade-six-pupils-according-to-their-ability-at-dumezweni-primary-school-in-khami-district