Science Fairs and Students’ Achievements in Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Lwengo District, Uganda

This study inspected the effect of science fairs on students’ achievements in Uganda, Lwengo District, government-aided secondary schools. The research anticipated responding to the succeeding investigation specific goals; i) To examine the effect of science quizzes on students’ achievements, ii) To examine the effect of project exhibitions on students’ achievements, and iii) To examine the effect of practical experiments on students’ achievements in government-aided secondary schools in Lwengo District, Uganda. The investigation was managed by a research technique for cross-section incorporated with a quantifiable strategy. The research was centered on 50 individuals sample size encompassing head teachers and teachers drawn from 2 designated academic institutions. Equally descriptive and linear regression approach methodologies were employed to analyze the quantifiable facts assembled. The investigation disclosed that science quizzes possessed a robust meaningful and statistical substantial effect on students’ achievements in Uganda, Lwengo District, government-aided secondary institutions.
The research also revealed that project exhibitions possessed a strong meaningful and statistically substantial effect on students’ achievements in Uganda, Lwengo District, government-aided secondary institutions. The research additionally revealed that practical experiments possessed a moderate meaningful and statistically substantial effect on students’ achievements in Uganda, Lwengo District, government-aided secondary schools. The research deduces that science fairs such as science quizzes, project exhibitions, and practical experiments have a considerable impact on students’ achievements across Lwengo District, government-aided secondary schools, Uganda whereby an enhancement in science fairs would significantly results towards an advancement across Lwengo District, students’ achievements in government-aided secondary schools, Uganda.
This research commends that academic institutions must ensure that science fairs are focused on inquiry, not just competition emphasizing curiosity, problem-solving, and the scientific process rather than only winning, which would possess a substantial impact on students’ achievements in Uganda, Lwengo District, government-aided secondary schools in.

Science Fairs, Science Quizzes, Project Exhibitions, Practical Experiments, and Students’ Achievements.

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