THE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STANDARD EIGHT CHILDREN IN MARY ANGO SUB -ZONE, BAMBA ZONE, GANZE DIVISION, KILIFI DISTRICT, KENYA.

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of the study was to examine the of poverty on academic performance of learners.

The objective was to establish the relationship between poverty and learners academic

performance.

The researcher used cross-sectional survey design to analyze a large sample. Both quantitative

and qualitative were used.

A simple random sampling design was used to select from 5 school .A totals of 40 respondents

is expected to be obtained.

Data was collected using a questionnaire guide which was more appropriate in getting data

amore the respondents.

The finding indicated that majority of the learners are affected with poverty which affects their

academic performance. the finding also revealed that poverty has impacted on learners attitude

towards studying and commitment hence poor performance.

The researcher recommended the selected schools to help the learners with basic needs in order

to improve their academic performance.

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