Effects of Learning Facilities On Academic Performance of Students in Uganda at Secondary School Level. A Case Study of Gomba District in Central Uganda.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of contents

DECLARATION

APPROVAL

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

KEY TERMS

LIST OF TABLES ix

LIST OF CHARTS

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE 1

INTRODUCTION 1

1.0 Introduction i

1.1 Historical background of the study 1

1.2 Statement of the problem 2

1.3 Purpose of the study 3

1.4 General objective of the study 3

1.5 Research questions 3

1.6 Scope of the study 3

1.7 Significance of the study 4

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CHAPTER TWO .5

LITERATURE REVIEW 5

2.0 Introductions

2.1 Facilities and student Achievement 5

2.2 Building Age and Student Achievement 5

2.3 Facility Health and Student Achievement 6

CHAPTER THREE 8

METHODOLOGY 8

3.0 Introductions 8

3.1 Research design 8

3.2 Study population 8

3.3 Sample size 9

3.4 Sample technique 9

3.5 Data collection procedure 9

3.6 Data collection method and instruments 9

3.6.1 Self-administered questionnaires 10

3.6.2 Interviews 10

3.7 Data quality control 10

3.8 Data processing and analysis 11

CHAPTERFOUR 12

PRESENTATION, DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION 12

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4.0 Introductions .12

4.1 Profile of the respondents 12

4.2 Effects of learning facilities on academic performance of students 13

CHAPTER FIVE 19

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 19

5.0 Introductions 19

5.1 Summary 19

5.2 Conclusions 19

5.3 Recommendations 20

5.4 Limitations of the study 20

5.5 Suggestions for further research 21

REFERENCES 22

APPENDICES 27

APPENDIX A: INTRODUCTORY LETTER 27

APENDIX B: QUESTIONARES TO THE TEACHERS 28

APPENDIX C: INTERVIEWS WITH THE TEACHERS

ABSTRACT Facilities have a great impact on academic performances of students, and inadequate facilities translate to poor performance. The study inve3tigates the effect of learning facilities on the academic performance of students in secondary schools in Gomba district in Uganda. Ten research questions are developed to capture the topic and questionnaire is designed to elicit information from the respondents which comprise of teachers and head teachers of the selected schools, 90 population samples were randomly selected from the schools. Percentage and frequency distribution were used to present the result of the information gathered. The findings revealed the contribution of adequate learning material or facilities to the performance of students and the importance of learning facilities.