Effects Of Languages In Relation To The Students' Perfomance In Science Subjects; A Case Study Of Meruboyssecondaryschoolmerucentral District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................. J

1.0 Introduction ............................................................................. l

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................. l

1.2 Statement of the problem ................................................ 3

1.3 Purpose of the study .................................................... 4

1.6.1 Geographical Scope ......................................................... 5

1.6.2 Content Scope ................................................................... 5

1. 7 Significance of the study ............................................ 5

CHAPTER TWO .................................................................................. 7

LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................................... 7

2.0 Introduction .................................................................................... 7

2.1 Review of the related literature ....................................... 7

2.2 Classification of different mother tongues in relation to English language .......... 15

l.10 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK ............................................................................................. 18

SECONDARY SCHOOL ................................................... 18

'.HAPTER THREE .............................................................................. 20

.0 METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 20

.1 Introduction ....................................................................... 20

2 Research design ................................................................. 20

3 Area of the study ............................................................... 20

i Population of the study ............................................................ 21

i Sample procedure ................................................................ 21

i. l Sample size ...............................

Data collection methods ................................................... 22

.1 Interviews ................................................................... 22

2 Observation ............................................................................................................................. 23

3 Questionnaires ............................................................. 23

Reliability and validity ......................................................... 24

:>rocedure for data collection ................................................... 24

)ata processing ............................................................... 25

Editing and spot checking ............................................ 25

3.9.2 Coding .................................................................................. 25

3.10 Data analysis ................................................................................ 25

3.11 limitations and solutions ........................................................ 25 ·

CHAPTER FOUR .......................................................................... 27

4.0 PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS ....................... 27

4.1 Introduction ..................................................................... 27

4.2 Background information ...................................................... 27

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................ 37

5.0 DISCUSSIONS, SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............. 37

5.1 Introduction ...................................................... : ........ 37

5.2 Discussion of the findings .......................................... 37

5.3 Summary ........................................................................ 41

5.4 Conclusion ....................................................................... 41

5.5 Recommendations ................................................................ 42

5.6 Areas for further research ......................................................... 42

~EFERENCES: .................................................................. 44