Indiscipline And Mathematics Perfomance In Secondary Schools. A Casestudy Of Kigumo Division In Muran Ga South District, Kenya.

ABSTRACT

This study was focused on the views of the various stake-holders in the secondary

schools of Kigumo Division in Muran' ga South district as pertains to the effect of

indiscipline and mathematic performance and the effectiveness of the school

administration in maintenance of discipline in their institution. It sought to identify the

effect of indiscipline on mathematics performance , causes of indiscipline is handled in

schools.The rationale and motivation for carrying out this study was based on the

premises that erratic indiscipline cases had been reported in the secondary schools in the

division in the recent past , and as it would be expected , this had limited education

success in the institutions concerned. It is for this reason that this study attempted to

examine the effect of indiscipline on mathematic performance and the school

administrators' abilities to mobilize human and physical resources in their institutions to

enhance discipline amongst learners. Purposive stratified sampling was used to obtain a

representative sample of eight (8) seconda1y schools in the division. The respondents in

the sample schools included; Teachers and Students .By administering questionnaires,

data was obtained from respondents. The data obtained was analyzed mainly through

tabulation, frequency and percentage and subsequently subjected to correlation and

regressive analysis. Finally conclusions and recommendation were then made based on the information obtained from the analysis.