Factors affecting academic performance in government schools. a case of Nchelenge district, Luapula province.
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2022-07-22
Authors
Machina, Anthony
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The University of Zambia
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The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting pupil’s performance in public secondary schools at junior and senior level in Nchelenge District of Luapula province. Specifically, the study sought to establish the effects of teaching and learning resources on pupils’ performance at junior and senior examinations, the extent to which the teaching and learning process and social cultural factors affect the performance in examination council of Zambia (ECZ) examinations. Strong school cultures have better motivated teachers; highly motivated teachers have greater success in terms of pupil performance and learner Outcomes. School teachers seeking to improve pupils’ performance should focus on improving the school’s culture by getting the relationships right among themselves, pupils’ and parents. This study adopted descriptive survey design .The sample of 33 respondents were selected on the basis of the fact that the current researcher sough that they would provide experience on the factors that hinder the academic performance in Nchelenge public secondary schools; then were selected with purpose, hence, the sampling techniques applied in this study was purposeful sampling technique.
The study established that, inadequate facilities such as science equipment, classes, dormitories and other teaching and learning resources influenced learners’ performance in public schools at junior and senior examinations level. The researcher recommends that, hours within the week be increased as a way of recovering missed lessons which occur due to unavoidable circumstances such as national public holidays, sports completion and drama festivals among others. The Ministry of General Education should ensure that all schools are provided with the necessary text books and other relevant resources to enrich learning environment. The government should also revise the school syllabus.
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Pupil performance. , Motivation in education. , Academic achievement.