INFORMAL COMPARISON STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF KCSE: A CASE OF IMENTI SOUTH AND IMENTI CENTRAL IN MERU COUNTY

  • Faith Kagwiria Kimathi Kenya Methodist University, Kenya
  • Dr. Tarsilla M. Kibaara Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya
  • Dr. Pamela Muriungi Machakos University, Kenya
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i8.355
Keywords: KCSE,, Imenti South,, Imenti Central,, Students, Informal Comparison,, Academic Performance

Abstract

Education is the best legacy a nation can give to her citizens, especially the youth. This is
because the development of any society depends much on the educational standards of the
nation. The purpose of the study was to determine factors that lead to dismal performance in
KCSE examinations in Imenti Central, as compared to Imenti South Sub County in Meru
County. The study established that schools in Imenti South perform better than schools in Imenti
Central partly because schools in Imenti South have more teachers, staffrooms, libraries, labs,
books for staff and students. It was also established that schools in Imenti South Sub County
perform because of high rates of student absenteeism in Imenti Central due truancy and
suspension. Poor parental participation in academic work of their children and lack of
communication between parents and students in Imenti Central could explain the differences
between students’ the two sub-counties.

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Author Biographies

Faith Kagwiria Kimathi, Kenya Methodist University, Kenya

M.Ed, Education Leadership and Management,

Dr. Tarsilla M. Kibaara, Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Kenya

Phd, Curriculum and Instructional Studies,

Dr. Pamela Muriungi, Machakos University, Kenya

Department of Special Needs Education

Published
2017-08-31
How to Cite
Kimathi, F. K., Kibaara, D. T. M., & Muriungi, D. P. (2017). INFORMAL COMPARISON STUDY OF FACTORS INFLUENCING ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF KCSE: A CASE OF IMENTI SOUTH AND IMENTI CENTRAL IN MERU COUNTY. IJRDO- Journal of Educational Research, 2(8), 165-189. https://doi.org/10.53555/er.v2i8.355
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Vol. 2 No. 8 (2017): IJRDO - Journal Of Educational Research
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