An Investigation on Students Academic Performance for Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana

Autor/inn/en	MolokoMphale, Luke; Mhlauli, Mavis B.
Titel	An Investigation on Students Academic Performance for Junior Secondary Schools in Botswana
Quelle	In: European Journal of Educational Research, 3 (2014) 3, S.111-127 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2165-8714
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Academic Achievement; Investigations; Statistical Analysis; Questionnaires; Content Analysis; Low Achievement; Test Score Decline; Performance Factors; Learning Processes; Instructional Effectiveness; Change Strategies; Team Teaching; Tutoring; Homework; Student Attitudes; Botswana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Schulleistung; Untersuchung; Statistische Analyse; Fragebogen; Inhaltsanalyse; Unterdurchschnittliche Leistung; Leistungsindikator; Learning process; Lernprozess; Unterrichtserfolg; Lösungsstrategie; Teamteaching; Förderkonzept; Nachhilfeunterricht; Hausaufgabe; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	The major purpose of the study was to investigate factors which contribute to the decline in students' academic performance in junior secondary schools in Botswana since 2010. The study was mainly quantitative and used the positivist inquiry paradigm. The study employed critical theory for its theoretical framework. Questionnaires were used to gather data from two hundred participants. Some documents were analyzed to supplement the information collected through the questionnaire. Data were analysed using the computer package known as Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15. The findings of the study showed that there were several factors that can contribute toward students' low academic performance ranging from low staff morale to students unpreparedness for the examinations. The study, therefore, recommends that high teacher's morale, availability of resources and parental involvement are critical for the attainment of high quality education in Botswana secondary schools. Furthermore, the findings of the study have implications for research and practice. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01