Indicators Of Students’ Performance In History At Bentiu Secondary School In National Examinations South Sudan, Bentiu Unity State,

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to focus on a careful investigation on how the indicators such

as teachers’ academic qualification, History teaching facilities and socio-economic status

of parents affect the students’ performance in History at Bentiu Secondary School in

Sudan Secondary School Certificate Examinations (SSSCE) in Unity State, South Sudan

between the periods of 2007-201 1

In this study, descriptive research design was used in order to establish the prevailing

conditions in this selected school. The instruments employed in the study were

questionnaires and guided interview for data collection in the specific area covered by the

research. The answered research questions were four, while the percentages, frequency,

mean and parson movement correlation have been used for data analysis.

The state of students’ performance in History according to the findings revealed that their

perlbrmance was poor with the mean of (17.2) which was their average performance in

I-I istory. However, the effect of History teachers’ qualification has a positive relationship

with (r~ 0.898) on the students.

The state of History teaching facilities was low (12.6). As for socio-economic status of

the parents and academic performance of the students, there was a good relationship with

(r~0.94O).

Therefore, these findings are very important for the stakeholders such as educational

planners, policy makers, state and federal governments. For these reasons, it is also

recommended that these indicators have to be seriously taken into account when planning and providing for secondary education.

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