Teacher Learner- Relationship and Academic Performance of Learners in The Selected Schools, A Case Study of Mash Zone, Mwala District, Kenya

TABLE OF CONTENT

DECLARATION ................................................................................................................ ii

APPROVAL ...................................................................................................................... iii

DEDICATION .......................................................................... : ...................................... iv

DEFINITION OF TERMS ............................................................................................ vi

TABLE OF CONTENT ................................................................................................. vii

LIST OF TABLES .......................................................................................................... ix

LIST OF CHARTS .......................................................................................................... x

ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................................... xi

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................. I

1. 1. Background of The Study ................................................................................... 1

1.2. Statement of the Problem ............................... .-.................................................. .2

1.3. Objectives of the Study ..................................... .' ................................................. 3

1.4. Research Questions .................. , .......................................................................... .3

1.5. Scope of the Study .................... ~ ........................................................................... 3

1.6. Significance of the Study .................................................................................. ..4

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................ 5

2.1 Conceptual Framework ........................................................................................ 5

2.2. The effect of teacher learner relationship on performance of pupils ... 5

2.3. Discipline and Teacher Learner Relationship .............................................. 6

2.3. The Relationship between Effective Communication and Positive

Teacher Learner Relationship ................................... _.: . ."~ ............................................ 8

CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY .................................................................... 11

3.1 Research Design ................................................................................................... 11 ~

3.2 Environment / Area and population of study ........................................... .!!

3.3 Sample selection ................................................................................................... !!

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3.4 Data Collection .......................................................................................... i'; •••••••••• ll

3.4.1 Research instruments ..................................................................................... ll

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3.5. Data Collection Procedures .............................................................................. l2

3.6. Methods of data analysis .................................................................................. l2

3. 7 Statistical Treatment of Data ........................................................................... 12

CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS AND INTERPRETATIONS .................................. 13

4.0 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 13

4.1. Profile of the respondents ................................................................................. 13

4.2 The effect of teacher learner relationship on perfvrmance of pupils ... 14

4.3. Discipline and teacher learner relationship ............................................... l7

2.3 The relationship between effective communication and positive

teacher learner relationship ..................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER FIVE: SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS25

5.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 25

5.1 Summary Of Findings and their Relevance ................................................. 25

5.2. Conclusions .......................................................................................................... 26

5.3. Recommendations ............................................. : ................................................. 26

5.4 Areas of further research ................................... : ............................................... 27

REFERENCES ..................................... , ........ , ................................................................ 28

APPENDIX I: TRANSMITAL LETTER. ..... ~ .............................................................. .30

APPENDIX II: QUESTIONNAIRE FOR PUPILS .................................................... 31

APPENDIX III: INTERVIEW GUIDE FOR THE TEACHERS ............................ 34