dc.contributor.author | Odumbe, Elizabeth A | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-11-15T08:02:57Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-11-15T08:02:57Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11295/97233 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of head teacher’s
instructional supervision practices on KCPE performance at public primary schools
Mwatate Sub County, Taita Taveta County, Kenya. The study was guided by four
specific objectives which were: to assess the extent to which head teachers class room
visits influence pupil’s performance in KCPE, to establish the extent to which
professional records checks by the head teacher influence pupil’s performance in
KCPE, to examine the extent to which head teachers post conference discussions
influence pupil’s performance in KCPE, and to determine the extent to which head
teacher supervision on syllabus coverage influences pupil’s performance in KCPE.
The study adopted the descriptive survey design method to collect information.
Purposive sampling technique and simple random sampling technique were used for
the study; whereby the head teachers were selected purposively, given their strategic
positions in the management of the schools, while teachers were selected using simple
random sampling technique. A study sample of 84 respondents was used in the study.
Data collected was both quantitative and qualitative and it was analyzed by descriptive
analysis and content analysis. The descriptive statistical tools helped in describing the
data and determining the extent used. Data analysis used SPSS to generate quantitative
reports through tabulations and bar graphs. Tables were used to present responses and
facilitate comparison. Tabulation for each questionnaire depending on the responses of
the study units was made. From the study a majority of the head teachers do not sit in
class as teaching process goes on, they do not check teachers’ records of work and
check pupils’ exercise books. Teaching and learning resources were inadequate for
effective learning. Teachers are to be encouraged to prepare records of work and other
professional documents to have effective teaching. Head teachers indicated that they
had not under gone any training before appointment. Head teachers have a heavy
workload hence they never get to supervise pupils work or have classroom visitations.
From the study, it is recommended that head teachers should be provided with inservice
courses on instructional supervision which is a prerequisite for academic
performance. Head teachers should involve teachers in their instructional supervision
which would enhance participation and hence better academic performance thus
promoting good relations between head teachers and teachers. The government needs
to ensure that head teachers are trained and well prepared for their role as supervisors.
The training institutes need to ensure that the teachers get to be familiar with the
practice of supervision and changer their attitude towards it. Instructional supervision
should be planned for and welcomed by teachers as it is not meant to be fault finding
so as to change the attitude of teachers towards the process. An in-depth study using
different methodology could be carried out to establish the actual performance of the
supervisors during class visits and the teachers' reactions to the procedures. Similar
studies can also be conducted in other areas so as to make the findings more
generalized. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | university of Nairobi | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | Head Teachers’ Instructional Supervision Practices On Pupils’ Performance At Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education | en_US |
dc.title | Influence Of Head Teachers’ Instructional Supervision Practices On Pupils’ Performance At Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education In Mwatate Sub-County, Taita Taveta County | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |