Teacher Quality and Student Achievement in Mathematics in Secondary Schools of Suneka Division, Kisii South District, Nyanza Province of Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

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

DEDICATION ................................................................................................................. 111

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ................................................................................................... iv

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

ABSTRACT················································································································· vii

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

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

i.i Background of the study ................................................................................... !

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 UTERATURE ....................................................................... 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 Faciiities in schoois and academic performance in physics ................. 6

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

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

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

3.2 Research Popuiationi Target popuiation ..................................................... 8

3.3 Sam pie and Sam piing Procedure ................................................................... 8

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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 ........................................................................................................... ll

FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS .................................................................... l1

4.0 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................... II

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

4.3 Teacher's qualification and students' achievement .............................. 23

CHAPTER FIVE ............................................................................................................. 30

SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ............................... 30

5.0 Introduction .......................................................................................................... 30

5.1 Summary ............................................................................................................... 30

5.2 Conclusion ............................................................................................................. 31

5.3 Recommendations .............................................................................................. 31

Suggestion for further research ........................................................................... 32

REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 33

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

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

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

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