Teacher Quality and Student Achievement in Mathematics in Secondary Schools of Bunkhongo County, Mbale District, Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ .i

APPROVAL ....................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. iii

ACKNOWLEDGM ENT. ................................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................................................. v

ABSTRACT ..................................................................................................................... vii

CHAPTER ONE ................................................................................................................ 1

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Background of the study .................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the problem ................................................................................. 2

1.3 Purpose of the study ............................................................................................ 2

1.4 Objectives of the study ....................................................................................... 2

1.4 Research questions .............................................................................................. 3

1.5 Significance of the study .................................................................................... 3

CHAPTER TWO ................................................................................................................ 4

REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ....................................................................... .4

2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4

2.1 Teachers' motivation and performance of students in physics ........... 4

2.2 Physics Teacher qualification and achievement and its influence on the

academic achievement of students ....................................................................... 5

2.3 Facilities in schools and academic performance in physics .................. 6

CHAPTER THREE ............................................................................................................ 8

METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................. 8

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................................... 8

3.2 Research Population/ Target population ...................................................... 8

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3.3 Sample and Sampling Procedure .................................................................... 8

3.4 Research instruments ......................................................................................... 8

3.5 Research Procedure ............................................................................................. 8

3.6 Data Analysis .......................................................................................................... 9

3. 7 Ethical Consideration ........................................................................................... 9

3.7 Limitations of the study .................................................................................... 10

CHAPTER FOUR ............................................................................................................ 11

FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS ..................................................................... 11

4.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... 11

4.2 Teacher motivation and academic performance of students ............. 12

4.3 Teacher's qualification and students' achievement .............................. 24

CHAPTER FIVE .............................................................................................................. 31

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ................................ 31

5.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 31

5.1 Summary ................................................................................................................ 31

5.2 Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 32

5.3 Recommendations .............................................................................................. 33

Suggestion for further research ............................................................................ 33

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................. 34

APPENDIX A .................................................................................................................. 36

QUESTIONNAIRE TO THE TEACHERS ................................................................. 36

APPENDIX B: FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSION FOR STUDENTS ..................... 41