Household Factors as Predictors of Pupils’ Competency in Mathematics in universal Primary Education (UPE) Schools in Luweero District, Uganda
- March 15, 2021
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume V, Issue II, February 2021 | ISSN 2454–6186
Asmaa Elsayed Emara, Sofia Sole Gaite, Kayindu Vincent
(Kampala International University, Uganda)
Abstract:- This study was carried out in Luweero district, Uganda with three objectives namely: to establish how parents’ provision of mid-day meals affects Universal Primary Education (UPE) children’s competency in Mathematics in Luweero district, Uganda; to examine how parents’ visiting of the schools to talk about their children’s learning affects their children’s competency in Mathematics in Universal Primary Education (UPE) primary schools in Luweero district, Uganda; and to assess how parents’ level of education affects their children’s competency in Mathematics in Universal Primary Education (UPE) schools in Luweero district, Uganda. A total of 500 pupils from ten primary schools participated in the study. The findings of the study were that the provision of mid-day meals had a positive influence on pupils’ competency in mathematics; parents’ visiting the school to talk about their children’s learning had a relatively positive influence on their children’s competency in mathematics; and parents’ level of education had minimal influence on their children’s competency in mathematics. Based on these findings, it was recommended that parents in Luweero district, Uganda should put in more effort to provide all their children with meals for lunch; there is need for parents to regularly visit schools where their children are studying from to discuss with teachers their children’s progress and to forge the way forward; and that all parents, educated or not, should support and urge their children to study very hard so as to excel academically.
Key words: Household factors; pupils’ competency, Mathematics.
I. INTRODUCTION
With the introduction of Universal Primary Education (UPE) in Uganda during the reign of President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni of the National Resistance Movement, many pupils have since then been enrolled in primary schools. Their performance in subjects like Mathematics is however a challenge, especially in rural areas. Whereas school-based factors contribute to this, even household factors do.
In this study, household factors were examined to find out their influence on the competency of primary school pupils in Mathematics in Luweero district. Household factors are the issues in homes where learners come from which can affect their studies and academic performance at school.
