SCHOOL BASED FACTORS AND THEIR INFLUENCE ON STUDENTS PERFORMANCE AT KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN KIAMBU COUNTY, KENYA
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The aim of this study was to examine the influence of school-based factors on students' academic performance at public secondary schools in Kiambu County for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. Specific objectives were to establish the effects of teacher qualification, school facilities, principal supervision practices, and teacher adequacy on student performance in secondary schools in Ruiru Sub-County. The study was anchored on Educational Production Function, also referred to as the Educational Production Theory (EPF). A descriptive survey was used for the study's research design. The study focused on the principals and teachers who work at the 23 public secondary schools in Ruiru Sub County. 522 instructors and 23 principals were therefore the study's population. 545 persons made up the final target population. Purposive sampling techniques was used in the study to sample the respondents. Seven principals and 160 teachers were included in the sample, for a total of 167 responses, or 30% of the intended sample. Teachers' and principals' questionnaires were utilized to collect data. Testing and retesting techniques were used to verify reliability, and pilot studies were used to test validity. Tables, pie charts, and bar graphs were utilized to present the results, and descriptive statistics was used to analyze the research questions. The study found that teachers give correction and advice on assignment given to students. The study also established that the school had provided sufficient classroom which is equal to the number of students. The study concluded that the schools had a steady increase in KCSE mean score for the duration of five years and that the schools are on tract in in meeting its academic performance goals. The study concluded that teamwork was attributed to the students’ academic performance. In order to improve student performance in the KCSE, the study suggested that MOEST give suitable textbooks, instructor reference books, radios, televisions, laptops, and projectors to public secondary schools in Kiambu County.
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