Causes of Poor Performance of Pupils at Ordinary Level Public Examinations in Zimbabwean Rural Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Chimanimani District in Zimbabwe
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 9
Abstract
This study set out to investigate the major causes of high failure rate in Chimanimani District Secondary Schools. The population constituted of the 710 secondary school teachers in the district. A total of 200 respondents was selected using random sampling. These were made up of 110 females and 90 male teachers. The research instrument used was the questionnaire which had both close-ended and open-ended questions. Descriptive statistical analysis was used to interpret data. The study revealed that teachers attributed pupils’ high failure rate to lack of materials and equipment for teaching, inadequate supervision, teacher incompetency among others. The study recommends that the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education should embark on a massive infrastructural development to provide adequate classrooms and specialist rooms for rural secondary schools. Teachers should be adequately motivated so as to boost their moral and parents should be encouraged to support the learning of their children. Keywords: Pupils, Ordinary Level, rural secondary schools, teachers, public examinations, poor performance.
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Dr Regis Fanuel Gutuza
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