Impact of Teaching/ Learning Aids On Academic Performance of Pupils in Gesima Zone, Rigoma Division Masaba North District Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DECLARATION ............................................................................................................. i

APPROVAL ................................................................................................................... ii

DEDICATION ............................................................................................................... iii

ACKNOLEDGEMNT ................................................................................................... iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS ................................................................................................ v

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................ viii

CHAPTER ONE .............................................................................................................. 1

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... 1

1.1 Background to the study ............................................................................................ 1

1.1.1 Historical background ............................................................................................. I

1.2 Statement of the prob1em ........................................................................................... 2

1.3 Objective of the study ............................................................................................... .3

1.3.1 General objective .................................................................................................... 3

1.3.2 Specific objectives .................................................................................................. 3

1.4 Research questions ..................................................................................................... 3

1.5 Scope of the study ...................................................................................................... 3

1.6 Significance of the study .......................................................................................... .4

1.7 Limitations of the study ............................................................................................ .4

CHAPTER TWO ............................................................................................................. 5

LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................ 5

2.0 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 5

2.1 Learning aids ............................................................................................................. 5

2.2 Teaching and Leaming Methods ............................................................................... 7

2.3 Effects of teaming aids on learning ........................................................................... 8

2.4 Teaching and Leaming Methods ............................................................................. 1 0

2.5 Evidence on the impact of teaching aids on pupil academic performance .............. 12

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2.6 Summary .................................................................................................................. 14

CHAPTER THREE ....................................................................................................... 15

METHODOLOGY ........................................................................................................ 15

3.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 15

3.1 Research design ....................................................................................................... 15

3.2 Population ofstudy .................................................................................................. l5

3.3 Sampling techniques ................................................................................................ l5

3.4 Scope of the study .................................................................................................... l5

3.5 Research instmments ............................................................................................... 16

3.6 Data analysis and interpretation ............................................................................... 16

3.7 Research procedure .................................................................................................. 16

CHAPTER FOUR ......................................................................................................... 17

DATA PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION FINDINGS ..... 17

4.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. l7

4.1 Background information .......................................................................................... 17

4.2.0 Learners bio-data .................................................................................................. 21

4.2.1 Category ................................................................................................................ 21

4.2.3 Gender of learners ................................................................................................. 22

4.2.4 Age of Respondents ................................................................................... ._ ......... 22

4.2 Quality of teaching learning aids ............................................................................. 23

4.3 The impact of teaching learning aids on academic performance ............................ 23

4.4 Other factors were impacting on the learning environment .................................... 24

4.5 Whether learning aid was affecting academic performance of pupils ..................... 25

4.6 Whether other factors had impact on the pupils performance ................................. 26

CHAPTER FIVE ........................................................................................................... 27

DISCUSSION, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS .............................. 27

5.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 27

5.1 Summary of findings and discussion ....................................................................... 27

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5.2 conclusions .............................................................................................................. 29

5.3 Recommendations .................................................................................................... 30

5.4 Areas of fi.uiher research ......................................................................................... 31

REFERENCES .............................................................................................................. 32

APPENDICES ............................................................................................................... 35

APPENDIX I ................................................................................................................. 35

BUDGET ....................................................................................................................... 35

APPENDIX 11 ............................................................................................................... 36

TIME FRAME ............................................................................................................... 36

APPENDIX 111 ............................................................................................................. 37

QUESTIONNAIRE FOR THE RESPONDNETS ........................................................ 37

APPEND! X IV ............................................................................................................. 39