SCHOOL BASED FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (KCSE) IN MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF NAKURU MUNICIPALITY
SCHOOL BASED FACTORS AFFECTING GIRLS ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (KCSE) IN MIXED SECONDARY SCHOOLS: A CASE OF NAKURU MUNICIPALITY

Summary/Abstract: This study intended to investigate School based factors affectinggirls’ performance in mixed secondary schools. The objectives of the studywere to determine school – based factors, which affect girls’ academicperformance (KCSE) in mixed secondary, to suggest the possible strategiesto counter the school based factors which affect girls’ academicperformance. The study sampled mixed Secondary Schools which are twelvein number using simple random technique to select six schools. From thesampled schools, an equal numbers of students were selected from form fourclasses in each school totaling 160. Sixty (60) teachers were included in thestudy and six (6) head teachers .Data was collected using questionnaires forstudents and teachers. Interviews were for head teachers. The researchemployed a mixed method design technique. Data was analyzed usingdescriptive statistics i.e. frequencies, percentages, mean and Standarddeviation. Scientific Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was also used. Thefindings of the study were to provide to the education stakeholders to comeup with strategies for countering the school based factors affecting girl’sacademic performance in KCSE in Nakuru Municipality. From the researchfindings, it was established that school based factors affecting girls’performance were KCPE intake, time wastage, and boy/ girl relationship.The recommendations made were, there should be more guidance andcounselling in schools, increase bursaries, inviting resource persons to talk togirls, special relationship between girls and female teachers and separation ofgirl’s classes from boys.

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