A STUDY ON THE CAUSES OF LEARNERS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE ON TOPIC TIME IN GAMODUBU PRIMARY SCHOOL

Abstract

The study aimed at finding out the causes and effects of learners’ academic performance on topic time in Mathematics. The study also sought to establish the strategies that can be used to improve academic performance on the topic, as the topic was performed at an average of 39.2 % ABC from 2016 to 2018. The purpose of the study was to find out if factors relating to learner efforts; support by parents and support by the school contribute to low academic performance on the topic time. The objectives of the study were to determine the extent at which home, learner and school factors contribute to academic performance of topic time in Mathematics and strategies which could be used to improve topic time on academic performance. The study used mixed method approach and explanatory research design. Purposive sampling technique was used for the selection of the sample of 50 learners, 10 teachers and 10 parents. The instruments for data collection were questionnaires and individual interviews. Data collected were analyzed using simple mean and percentages.  The findings show that factors such as lack of commitment; lack of time and poor methods of teaching contribute to poor academic performance on question time. Some of the interventions suggested include having special training on teaching the topic time; establishing the Mathematics club and having Mathematics quiz competitions.