TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ............................................................................................................ i
APPROVAL .................................................................................................................. ii
DEDICATION ............................................................................................................. .iii
AKNOWLEDGEMENT .............................................................................................. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ v
LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................... viii
ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................... ix
CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................ I
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1
1. 1 Background to the study ............................................................................................ 1
1.2 Statement of the problem ........................................................................................... 2
1.3 Scope of the study ..................................................................................................... 2
1.4 General objective ....................................................................................................... 2
1.4.1 Specific objectives .................................................................................................. 2
1. 4.2 Research questions ................................................................................................. 3
1.5 Significance of the study ............................................................................................ 3
CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................ 4
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Teaching I Learning resources .................................................................................. .4
2.2 Teaching relationships and academic performance ..................................................... 6
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2.3 Teacher -Pupil ratio .................................................................................................... 7
2. 4 Choice of school attended ........................................................................................ I 0
CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................... 13
METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ l3
3.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 13
3 .I Research Design ...................................................................................................... 13
3.2 The environment. ..................................................................................................... 13
3.3 The subjects ............................................................................................................. l3
3.5 Data collection procedures ....................................................................................... l4
3. 6 Statistical treatment of data ...................................................................................... 14
3. 7 Constraints and ethical considerations ...................................................................... 14
CHAPTER FOUR ....................................................................................................... 15
DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION .............................. 15
4 .I Introduction ............................................................................................................. 15
4.2. Teachers' bio-data .................................................................................................. 15
4.2.1 Age ofRespondents .............................................................................................. 16
4.2.2 Respondents' work experience .............................................................................. l6
4.3. Students' Bio-data .................................................................................................. 16
4.3.1 Distribution by gender .......................................................................................... 17
4.3 .2 Age of respondents ............................................................................................... 17
4.4 Teachers analysis ..................................................................................................... 18
4.4.2 Summary of response on the factors that influence academic performance of. ...... l9
1 earners .......................................................................................................................... 19
4.4.3 The effects of teacher- pupil ratio on academic performance ............................... 20
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Frequency ..................................................................................................................... 20
4. 4. 4 Factors influencing performance ........................................................................... 21
CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................... 22
CONCLUSION AND RECOlvilvlENTIATIONS ............................................................ 22
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 22
5.1 Summary ................................................................................................................. 22
5.2 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 22
5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 23
5.4 Areas of further research .......................................................................................... 24
REFERENCES ...................................................................................... 22
APPENDIX 1: ............................................................................................................... 27
QUESTIONNAIRE ....................................................................................................... 27
APPENDIX 2: PLAN FOR DATA PRESENTATION .................................................. 32
ABSTRACT Despite the introduction of Free Secondary Education Secondary, schools in Kenya have been performing poorly in the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education examinations. Both the schools and individual Students have not yet accrued to the full benefits of FSE. This study investigated the causes of poor academic performance among Students in selected schools within Kigumo district, Kenya. The study employed casual- comparative design that seeks to discover possible causes and effects of behavior pattern or personal characteristics. However a rise can be realized since the teachers are well qualified and the teachinglearning materials are there though inadequate. Students need to be encouraged to work harder on their own supplement what they are taught by teachers. In addition the teaching/learning resources need to be made adequate and the school needs general improvement to be conducive to better learning.
