TABLE OF CONTENTS
DECLARATION ................................................................................................................. ii
APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... iii
DEDICATION ................................................................................................................... iv
AKNOWLEDGEMENT ····································································································· V
TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................... vi
LIST OF TABLES ............................................................................................................. ix
LIST OFFIGURES ............................................................................................................ x
ABSTRACT ....................................................................................................................... xi
CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................. I
1.0 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................... I
1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................ I
1.2 Statement of the problem .......................................................................................... I
1.3 Scope of the study ..................................................................................................... 2
1.4 General objective ....................................................................................................... 2
1.4.1 Specific objectives .................................................................................................. 2
1.4 .2 Research questions ................................................................................................. 2
1.5 Significance of the study ........................................................................................... 3
_CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................. 4
LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 4
2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 4
2.1 Teaching/ Learning resources ................................................................................... 4
2.2 Teaching relationships and academic performance ................................................... 6
2.3 Teacher-Pupil ratio .................................................................................................... 7
2.4 Choice of school attended ....................................................................................... I 0
CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................... 13
METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 13
3. I Introduction ............................................................................................................. 13
3 .2 Research Design ...................................................................................................... 13
3 .3 The environment ...................................................................................................... 13
3.4 The subjects ............................................................................................................. 13
3.5 The research instruments ......................................................................................... 13
3.6 Data collection procedures ...................................................................................... 14
3. 7 Statistical treatment of data ..................................................................................... 14
3.8 Constraints and ethical considerations .................................................................... 15
CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................... 16
DATA ANALYSIS, PRESENTATION AND INTERPRATATION .......................... 16
4.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 16
4.2. Teachers bio-data ................................................................................................... I 7
4.2.1 Age of Respondents .............................................................................................. 17
4.2. 2 Respondents' work experience ....................................................................... 17
4.3. Pupils bio-data ........................................................................................................ 18
4.3 .1 Distribution by gender .......................................................................................... 18
4.3.2 Age of respondents ............................................................................................... 18
4.4 Teachers analysis ..................................................................................................... 19
Percentage % ................................................................................................................. 1 9
4.4.2 Summary of response on the factors that influence academic performance ........ 20
Respondents ................................................................................................................... 20
4.4.3 Summary measuring the effects of teacher- pupil ratio on academic performance
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Frequency ...................................................................................................................... 21
4.4.4 Factors influencing performance .......................................................................... 22
CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................... 23
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 23
5.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 23
5.1 Summary ................................................................................................................. 23
5.2 Conclusions ............................................................................................................. 24
5.3 Recommendations ................................................................................................... 26
5.4 Areas of further research ......................................................................................... 26
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