| dc.description.abstract | The purpose for this study was to assess the influence of teachers’ job
satisfaction on pupils’ performance in KCPE examinations in public primary
schools in Gilgil district, Nakuru county, Kenya. Particularly, the study sought
to determine the extent to which the amount of workload among teachers
influence pupils’ performance in KCPE examinations, establish the extent to
which terms and conditions of service among teachers influence pupils
performance, identify whether interpersonal working relationship among
teachers influence pupils’ performance in KCPE examinations, establish
whether working conditions among teachers affect pupils’ performance in
KCPE examination, and identify whether career development programes
among teachers influence pupils’ performance in KCPE examinations in Gilgil
district, Nakuru county.
The study was conducted using descriptive survey research design where the
teachers’ opinions and responses on how job satisfaction influences pupils’
performance in KCPE examinations were captured and recorded. The target
population of the study consisted of teachers from three divisions in Nakuru
county as follows; Karugna division with 186 teachers, Mbaruk with 173
teachers and Elementaita with 245 teachers. It involved 54 public primary
schools. Teachers were chosen because they play a vital role in the school and
they had, had important information concerning job satisfaction and its
influence on pupils’ performance in KCPE examinations in Nakuru county.
Simple random sampling technique was used to select 27 schools where the
study was conducted and 110 teachers who took part in the final study.
Teachers’ questionnaires were used as tools to collect data. The questionnaires
were designed basing on the objectives of this study. After designing, the
questionnaires were tested for the purpose of instrument validity through
piloting and also were subjected to the judgement of the supervisors before a
final study was conducted. Thereafter, data collected was analyzed both
quantitatively and qualitatively using SPSS. To achieve results that were
uniform in essence, the qualitative data was organized into themes and
patterns based on the analysis of the meanings and implications emanating
from the respondents’ information from the documented data in the
questionnaires. Quantitative data was edited by measuring numerical values
from which frequencies and percentages were made. Data were presented
mainly in form of tables, bar graphs, pie-charts, means and percentages.
The findings from the study indicate that if the relationship between teachers
and the TSC is improved, teachers would have good time to prepare
adequately for their lessons which could lead to quality results in KCPE
examinations. In addition, the government freezing employment of teachers
has created acute shortage of teachers’ hence increasing workload. Besides,
teachers’ terms and conditions of service need improvement. Also, working
conditions at school for teachers has to be improved if there is need for
conducive learning and teaching environment The study recommended that public primary schools should be well staffed
with trained teachers to manage the large classroom sizes due to over
enrolment as a result of free primary education. Terms and conditions of serve
for teachers should be improved and teachers should be given opportunities to
go for in-service courses. The study also recommended the following areas for
further research: the role of Kenya Education Management Institute in creating
opportunity for teachers to follow their career path; a similar study to this be
carried out in other public primary schools in other counties across the
country; and factors influencing teacher turnover in public primary schools in
Kenya. | en |
