Год выпуска: 2014 Автор: Jairus Akweya and Gichuhi Waweru Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 124 ISBN: 9783659669392
Описание
This study was designed to investigate factors that influence girls’ performance in physics in (28%) national schools in Kenya, for there is a lower performance index of girls opting to study physics in high schools. The factors of attitudes of students, learners’ ability, and teacher characteristics were found to affect performance of girls in physics. A survey among 228 form 2 students in 5 national schools in Kenya, as well as teachers of science and mathematics in the schools was carried out. Questionnaires were used to collect data for both teacher and student factors. In addition, an Achievement Test was used to isolate areas of misconceptions that account for poor performance of girls. The data was analyzed using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study showed students’ attitude, learner’s ability and teacher characteristics, affected girls’ enrollment and performance in physics. The girls had better positive attitudes and performance in learner abilities in...
