Instructional Related Factors And Students’ Performance In Mathematics At Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education In Public Secondary Schools, Njiru Sub-County, Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to establish factors influencing students’ performance in Mathematics in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education in public secondary schools in Njiru sub-county, Kenya. The research objectives were to establish the influence of teaching methods on performance of the students in mathematics in KCSE examinations in the public secondary schools in Njiru Sub-county; to determine the influence of availability of the teaching and learning resources on performance of the students in mathematics in KCSE examinations in the public secondary schools in Njiru Sub-county, to determine the influence of utilization of the teaching and learning resources on performance of the students in mathematics in KCSE examinations in the public secondary schools in Njiru Sub-county, to establish the influence of attitude of the learners towards mathematics on performance of the students in mathematics in KCSE examinations in the public secondary schools in Njiru Sub-county, to establish the influence of attitude of the teachers towards mathematics on performance of the students in mathematics in KCSE examinations in the public secondary schools in Njiru Sub-county.The study adopted ex post facto design and targeted 12 principals, 42 Mathematics teachers and 111 form four students in Njiru sub-county. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the respondents. Data was collected by use of questionnaires, interview and observation checklist and analyzed by use of descriptive statistics. Findings postulated that non-availability and inadequacy of teaching and learning resources, students’ negative attitudes, teacher centered methods hindered performance in mathematics. The study is suggesting that future studies should be examining the validity of the findings in all schools in Nairobi City County to establish the factors behind poor performance in Mathematics.