Physical facilities and academic performance of science in Ruchu Girls Secondary School, Maragua District, Kenya
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Date
2007-08
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Kampala International University.College Of Education
Abstract
This study determined physical facilities of schools in relation to
Academic performance of science students. It determines the profile of
the respondents and determined the relationship between lighting and
academic performance of science students, determined the relationship
between building age and quality and academic performance of science
students and determined the relationship between class size and
academic performance of science students.
The first objective was to find out the relationship between lighting and
academic performance of science students. The findings reveal that lack
of lights in the school stops students from reading and therefore
negatively affects their academic performance. Also, it was revealed that
the poor lighting of the school affects the eye sight of the students which
naturally affects their academic performance.
The second objective of the study was to find out if the state of building
age and its quality affects academic performance. The finds reveal that
poor buildings stop school authorities from buying science equipment
necessary for students to learn.
The third objective was to find out if class size has any effect on
academic performance of science students. The findings revealed the big
class size stops some students from hearing what the teacher is teaching
and this affects academic performance.
The study focused on the failure by students to hear what the teacher is
teaching because of the big size of the class, the failure by the teacher to
notice who misses classes and the failure by teachers to give exercises
and tests to students because of the over whelming no students in class.
Description
A Research report submitted to the Institute of Continuing and Distance Studies Kampala International University In partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree Bachelor of Education in Science
Keywords
Physical, Facilities, Academic performance, Science