| dc.description.abstract | Background: In the Kenyan education system (8-4-4 system), education progresses from
pre-school to primary school to secondary school to tertiary education. Transition from
one stage/ level to another is normally done after evaluation. Examinations are done at
the end of each stage, National examinations are used to evaluate students for transition
from one level to another
Movement from primary level to secondary level is determined by good performance in
the KCPE examination. The transition from secondary level to tertiary level is determined
by good performance in the KCSE examination. These examinations are normally set,
administered and evaluated by the Kenya National Examinations council (KNEC), a body
set aside by the kenyan government for this purpose.
Method: This study aimed at analyzing the overall performance of students at KCSE level
in Kiambu county. The subjects used in the study included Mathematics, English, Swahili,
Biology & Chemistry. The students gender and also the type/category of secondary school
attended by the students were also considered.
Ordinal logistic regression was the method used in analyzing the students performance
in the year 2014 & 2015. Stratified random sampling technique was used, Kiambu county
was stratified into the 12 different sub-counties then schools were selected randomly from
them, Selection of schools was on the basis of school category.The samples for both the
years comprised of approximately 24% of the entire population of candidates.
Results & Conclusion: After analysis , the findings showed that the subjects that contributed
the most to the students overall performance in both the years were Swahili &
Biology. Mathematics did not contribute much. Students gender did significantly have an
effect on the students overall grade.
Keywords: Ordinal logistic regression, KCSE, National Schools, Extra county schools,
County Schools, Sub County schools. | en_US |
