| dc.description.abstract | Education plays a key role in socializing an individual to fit and particpate
adequately in development of the society. An educated population has been
recognized as being more productive than one that is not, as the former is
easier to train and work better than the later, and those educated are better off
economically. The purpose of the study was establish the influence of physical
infrastructure on the students’ performance of Kenya Certificate of Secondary
Education in secondary schools in Mwingi Central district. The objectives of
the study were: To establish how classrooms size in schools affected students
academic performance, to determine how the provision of science labarotory
affected students’ academic performance, to examine how school library
services influenced students’ academic performance , to determine how type
of of solid waste disposal affects students’ academic performance in Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Education Mwingi Central District. This study used
descriptive survey design. The target population of the study was all the 30
principals 238 teachers and 2400 students. The researcher used three sets of
questionnaires, one for the principal, the other for the teachers and another for
students. Quantitative data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social
Sciences and the results presented in frequency tables, pie charts, bar graphs
and percentages to make meaningful conclusions. The study findings were
that schools do not have adequate physical facilities. Such physical facilities
includes classrooms, laboratories, library, desks and toilets which negatively
impacts on their academinc performance. From the study findings that schools
should be sensitized to acquire physical facilities that are important for the
success of schools in academic performance. Among the ways of lobbying
money may include sensitizing parents to pay school fees on time, holding
harambees, writing proposals to well wishers and governmental programmes
that deals with educational development e.g. CDF funds, LATIFF among
other ways. Parents should also be sensitized to engage in programmes that
are geared towards improving the schools physical facilities in order to
improve the learning environment for academic excellence of their children.
This can be done through participating in school income generating activities
e.g. provision of market to school products and contributing towards
development of the school programmes e.g. building of classes and other
physical activities. | en |
