Factors Influencing Pupils' Performance in P.L.E from 1997-2007 A Case Study of Five Selected Schools in Iganga Town Council, Iganga District

Declaration ...

Approval. ..

Dedication ...

Acknowledgement. ...

Table of contents .....

Abstract ......

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1.0 Introduction ............ .

1. 1 Background of the study ....

Statement of the problem ...

Scope of the study ...

Objectives of the study ..

Research Questions ..

Significance of the study.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

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CHAPTER TWO

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERA TORE

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School learning context and performance in P. L. E ...

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2.2 Socio-economic status and parents' support of education in primary schools ............... 7

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CHAPTER THREE

METHODOLOGY

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Data Analysis ....

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PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA

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4.1 Socio-economic background of the pupils' and their

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DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

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Appendix I Introductory letter from the Institute of Education,

Kampala International University ..

Appendix II Questionnaire to the Headteachers ..

Appendix III Questionnaire to Pupils .....

Appendix III Interview schedule for parents & other key informants ....

ABSTRACT This research study was carried out in Iganga Town Council, Iganga District. It is basically about the Academic performance and pupils' achievements in P.L.E in Primary Schools of Iganga Town Council in Iganga District. The objectives included the following; To establish whether the socio-economic status of parents influenced their children's performanceinP.L.E. To explore the school learning context and its influence on the learners performance. The researcher identified some of the methods regarded as a way of uplifting the academic performance in primary schools as; discussion, discovery, problem solving among others. The recommendations were as follows; teachers to teach using real objects and practical methods, refresher courses for teachers and director studies, guidance and counseling to pupils' motivation. The researcher therefore concluded that the poor academic performance of pupils in schools was projected to the pupils' home background where they face many problems including poor feeding, domestic violence m some families, abject poverty which usually result into of scholastic materials.