| dc.description.abstract | This was an investigation into the factors affecting performance in Kenya Certificate of primary Education (KCPE) in public primary schools in Isinya Division, Isinya District. The study aimed at determining the school based factors that influence KCPE performance in the division., establishing pupils background and its bearing on KCPE performance, ascertain whether parent/guardian involvement in school matters influence pupils KCPE performance, find our teachers characteristics which have a bearing on the KCPE performance and finally come up with strategies aimed at improving KCPE performance within Isinya Division.
The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was the public primary school head teachers, teachers, pupils and education officers. A simple random sampling design was used to sample the schools and other respondents.
Questionnaires for the head teachers, teachers and pupils together with an interview schedule for the education officers were used to provide quantitative and qualitative data. The collected date was then coded and analyzed using descriptive statistics such as frequencies, percentages, cumulative frequencies with the help of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) and subsequently were presented in form of tables, charts and graphs.
From the study findings, it emerged that poor performance in Isinya division was due to;
Teachers and pupils demotivation, poor discipline in schools, lack of libraries, inadequate teaching and learning materials, poor syllabus coverage, drought in the areas, lack of enough food for pupils, long distance to schools among others.
It is expected that the findings of this study will help all the stakeholders to identify those factors affecting performance and may be rectifies in advance for the realization of favorable results to benefit the whole country. The results of this finding will also be shared with the authorities in Isinya Education Office and they can also be used in workshops and seminars for head of primary schools to improve the performance of KCPE not only in Isinya division but in the whole country | en_US |
