Factors Influencing The Performance of English Subject in Public Secondary Schools. A Case Study Kapichorwa District, Uganda

TABLE OF CONTENT 

DECLARATION ....................................................................................................................... 2 

APPROVAL .............................................................................................................................. 3 

DEDICATION .......................................................................................................................... 4 

ABBREVIATIONS .................................................................................................................. 5 

CHAPTER ONE ........................................................................................................................ 9 

INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 9 

1.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 9 

1.1 Background ................................................................................................................... 9 

1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................................... 12 

1.3 Objectives of the Study .............................................................................................. 13 

1.3.1 General Objective ............................................................................................... 13 

1.3.2 Specific Objectives .............................................................................................. 13 

1.4 Research Questions .................................................................................................... 13 

1.5 Scope of the Study ...................................................................................................... 14 

1.5.1 Geographical scope ............................................................................................. 14 

1.5.2 Time frame .......................................................................................................... 14 

CHAPTER TWO ...................................................................................................................... 15 

LITERATURE REVIEW ......................................................................................................... 15 

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 15 

2. I Theoretical Framework ................................................................................................ 15 

2.2 Conceptual framework ................................................................................................. 18 

2.3.1 Review of Related Literature ............................................................................ 19 

2.3.2 Quality of teaching and students' performance in English ............................ 19 

2.3.4 Teaching and learning materials and students' performance in English' ..... 21 

2.3.5 School climate and students' performance in English .......................................... 24 

CHAPTER THREE .................................................................................................................. 27 

METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................................... 27 

3.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 27 

3.1 Research Design .......................................................................................................... 27 

3.2 Target Population ....................................................................................................... 27 

3.3 Sample size and sampling procedure ........................................................................ 27 

3.4 Data Collection Methods ............................................................................................ 27 

3.5 Instrumentation .......................................................................................................... 28 

3.5.1 Questionnaires ................... : .............................................. ......................................... 28 

3.5.2 Interviews ................................................................................................................... 29 

3.5.3 Non-participation Observation ................................................................................ 29 

3.5.4 Nominal Grou p Discussion ....................................................................................... 29 

3.6 Validity and Reliability .............................. ................................................................ 29 

3. 7 Data Analysis .............................................................................................................. 30 

3.8 Data analysis techniques .............................................................................................. 30 

CHAPTER FOUR .................................................................................................................. 32 

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION ................................. 32 

4.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 32 

4.1 Background information on respondents ................................................................. 32 

4.1.1 Respondents by sex .................................................................................................... 32 

4. 1.2 Respondents by age ................................................................................................... 32 

4.2 Performance In Four Macro skills ................................................................................ 33 

4.2. 1 Performance In Reading .............................................................................................. 33 

4.2.2 Performance in Writing ............................................................................................... 33 

4.2.3 Performance in Listening ............................................................................................ 33 

4.2.4 Performance in Speaking ............................................................................................. 33 

4.2.5 Correlation of Students' Performance .......................................................................... 35 

4.3. Purposes English is Used For ............................................................................................ 35 

4.3. 1 Frequency of Use of English ....................................................................................... 35 

4.3.2 Purposes for Learning Engl ish ............................................................................. 36 

4.3.3 Use of Free Time ......................................................................................................... 36 

4.3.4 Teaching of English in English Classes ............................................................... 37 

4.3.4 Attitude to Native Speakers of English ................................................................ 37 

4.3.5 Perception on Individual English Language Macroskills ..................................... 38 

4.4 Teachers perceptions ............................................... ........................................................... 38 

4.5 Similarities and differences in the perceptions of teachers and students ............................ 39 

4.5. 1 Attitude to English at School. ...................................................................................... 39 

5.1 Discussion Findin gs .................................................................................................... 40 

5.2 Relationships between Students' Performance and their Perceptions ................................ 41 

5.3 Attitude to English and Native Speakers of English .......................................................... 42 

5.4 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 43 

5.5 Conclusion .................................................................................................................... 44 

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 46 

Appendix 1: Instrument (s) ................................................................................................... 48