dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to establish institutional factors influencing pupils’
academic performance at Kenya certificate of primary examination level in public
schools in Mandera East Sub-County. Specifically, the study was set to establish
the influence of availability of teaching and learning resources, influence of
physical facilities, influence of teacher-pupil ratio and the influence of checking
of teachers’ professional records by head teachers on pupils’ academic
performance. The study was influenced by the fact that KCPE performance in
Mandera East Sub-County is low compared to that of the neighboring sub
counties. There were also limited researches done in Mandera East Sub-County
on factors influencing pupils’ performance at KCPE. The design used was ex-post
facto research design, the target population comprised of 27 head teachers in the
public day primary schools in Mandera East Sub-County, 274 primary school
teachers, 1821 class eight pupils and Sub-County Director of Education Mandera
East Sub-County. The sample size consisted of 30 percent of head teachers target
population and 10 percent of both teachers and pupils target population and Sub-
County Director of Education Mandera East. The study adopted stratified
sampling technique to select head teachers, teachers and pupils. Purposive
sampling was used to select Sub-County Director. From the study it was
established that; pupils’ performance is highly determined by the availability of
teaching and learning resources, adequacy of physical facilities, teacher-pupil
ratio as well as checking the teachers’ professional records by head teacher. The
following were the conclusions of the study; availability of the teaching and
learning resources greatly influenced pupils’ performance at KCPE since in most
schools pupils shared books with one textbook shared among 3-4 pupils.
Adequacy of physical facilities had an effect on pupils’ performance at KCPE
since head teachers and teachers reported that none of the public primary schools
had library and there are inadequacy of desks, latrines. Pupil teacher ratio had an
impact at KCPE since there was problem of staffing and the few teachers were
overworked hence no time for revisions. Checking of teachers’ professional
records by the head teachers had no effect on pupils’ academic performance since
head teachers checked on teachers’ professional records regularly. The study
findings recommended that the headteacher and school committees assisted by the
government should provide adequate teaching and learning resources which
include textbooks, wall charts, chalk board, maps, and atlases. Parents should also
together with school committees organize to raise funds for building and
equipping libraries for better performance at K.C.P.E. QASO and the head
teachers should inspect teachers in class to ensure that teaching methods are
improved. T.S.C should employ more teachers to curb teachers’ shortages in the
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