Adequacy of School Resources and infrastructure in relation to Pupils’ Performance in English subject at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination
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Date
2020-11
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International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS)
Abstract
School resources and infrastructure are very essential
to the learning and teaching process. In exploring level of learner
performance in Kenya Certificate of Primary Examinations,
learning resources and school infrastructure is one of major
indicators of the level of preparedness for enhancing learner
performance. The study determined the relation of the adequacy
of school resources and infrastructure on learner performance in
Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination (KCPE) in English
subject in public primary schools in Kenya. The study used
descriptive survey design using purposive sampling technique.
This enabled the study capture how levels of adequacy of school
resources and infrastructure relate to learner performance in
National Examination public primary schools in Machakos
County. The unit of analysis was Public primary schools. The
County has 842 Government run public primary schools out of
which 86 schools were studied. Data was collected using
observation schedules and questionnaires. Respondents were
teachers who teach English subject. Study found that availability
and usage of teaching and learning resources averaging 65 %
and availability/adequacy and usage of school infrastructure
averaging 60 % to correspond to learner performance scores in
KCPE.
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learning resources, school infrastructure, Kenya Certificate of Primary Examination, pupils’ performance
Citation
Wandera et al: Adequacy of School Resources and infrastructure in relation to Pupils’ Performance in English subject at Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Examination. (IJRISS) |Volume IV, Issue XI, November 2020 | ISSN 2454-6186 https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-4-issue-11/23-29.pdf