Availability of School Facilities and their Influence on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VIII, August 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Availability of School Facilities and their Influence on Students’ Academic Achievement in Public Day Secondary Schools in Kisii County, Kenya

Malach Mogire Mogaka
Kenyatta University, Kenya

Abstract: – The study intended to investigate availability of essential school facilities and their influence on students’ academic achievement in public day secondary schools in Kisii County. The study was guided by the Education production function model. The study adopted a correlational research design which involved students and teachers from the 246 public day secondary schools in Kisii County. The target population was 75,977 subjects comprising of 73,554 students and 2,423 teachers in public day secondary schools in Kisii County. The sample size was 350 students and 50 teachers totalling to 400 subjects. Data collection was done by use of student questionnaire Document analysis guide and Teachers Interview Guide. Data collected were both quantitative and qualitative. Quantitative data were analysed using descriptive statistics, correlational statistics and multiple regression. Qualitative data were analysed thematically and were reported as direct quotations. Findings from the analysed data were presented as tables, pie charts and graphs. The study found out that most facilities needed for teaching and learning were available in most public day secondary school in Kisii County .These facilities ranged from recommended course books and set books, basic laboratory equipment, classrooms and libraries. Among the facilities that were not available in almost all schools were libraries. The study indicated that availability of school facilities alone did not influence students’ academic achievement.

Key Words: Availability, School Facilities, Academic Achievement, Public Day Secondary Schools

I. INTRODUCTION

School facilities are the material resources that are used by learners and teachers so as to aid the teaching and learning process. In this study the school facilities that were studied were the size and capacity of classrooms, laboratories and laboratory equipment, library facilities, which included recommended textbooks and set books. According to Neji and Nuoh (2015), utilization of school facilities is the frequency with which the available school facilities such as laboratory facilities, library facilities, textbooks, set books and other reference materials are used during respective class lessons. Oriade (2008) did a separate study in Nigeria where he investigated the utilization of laboratory facilities in Biology.

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